The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Emilio Battisti

Battisti, Emilio

Lieutenant-General

* 22nd of December 1889

† 23rd of November 1971

Promotions

1926-12-05 Lieutenant-Colonel (Seniority from 1926-12-01)
1936-01-09 Colonel (Seniority from 1935-10-16)
1939-03-10 Brigadier-General (War merits)(Seniority from 1939-02-16)
1942-05-14 Major-General (Seniority from 1942-01-01)

Service

1925-09-27 Attached to Military Division Treviso
1931-11-05 Attached to Udine Corps
1931-11-05 1935-05-15 Deputy Chief of Staff, Udine Corps
1935-05-15 1936-01-09 Acting Commanding Officer 7th Alpine Regiment
1936-01-09 1937-07-01 Commanding Officer 7th Alpine Regiment
1937-07-01 Attached to Bolzano Corps
1937-11-01 Deputy General Officer Commanding Black Shirt Division "Fiamme Nere 23 Marzo" [Spain]
1939-09-03 Attached to the Ministry of War
1939-09-03 At disposal of the Chief of the Army General Staff
1940-05-11 1940-05-25 Chief of Staff, Army Group West [France]
1940-11-15 Attached to I Corps
1940-11-15 1940-11-21 Attached to Albania General Headquarters
1940-11-21 1940-11-30 Attached to 9th Army
1940-11-30 1941-03-10 General Officer Commanding 49th Infantry Division "Parma"
1941-03-11 1943-01-27 General Officer Commanding 4th Alpine Division "Cuneense" [Russia]
1943-01-27 1950-05-15 Prisoner of War [Russia]
General Officer Commanding VI Territorial Defence Command
1952-XX-XX 1953-XX-XX Designated General Officer Commanding 3rd Army
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis