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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Francesco Bertini

Bertini, Francesco

Lieutenant-General

* 8th of December 1878

† 8th of December 1962

Promotions

1917-03-17 Lieutenant-Colonel
1918-01-06 Colonel
1931-04-16 Brigadier-General
1934-09-16 Major-General
1937-07-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1917-01-20 1918-XX-XX Chief of Staff, 54th Infantry Division
1918-05-06 1918-11-16 Chief of Staff, Intendancy, 4th Army
1919-09-05 1920-06-13 Deputy Chief of Staff, Trento Zone
1921-04-21 1923-08-01 Attached to the Ministry of War
1923-08-01 1927-01-15 Military Attaché to Czechoslovakia
1927-01-15 1930-12-01 Commanding Officer 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment
1930-12-01 1931-04-16 At disposal of Alessandria Corps
1931-04-16 1933-01-01 Commanding Officer Artillery, Bologna Corps
1933-01-01 1934-09-16 Inspector of Mobilisation, Territorial Military Division Bologna
1933-01-01 1934-01-16 President of the Territorial Military Tribunal, Bologna
1934-09-16 1936-11-16 General Officer Commanding 27th Infantry Division "Sila" [East Africa]
1937-01-21 1937-04-01 At disposal of the Ministry of War
1937-04-01 1937-07-01 General Officer Commanding 17th Infantry Division "Piave"
1937-07-01 1937-10-20 Attached to the Ministry of War
1937-10-20 1940-06-10 General Officer Commanding Alessandria Corps
1940-06-10 1940-07-25 General Officer Commanding II Corps
1940-07-25 Attached to the Ministry of War
1941-12-08 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Laurent Icardo