The Generals of WWII
Generals from Italy
Canessa, Raffaele
Lieutenant-General
* 4th of November 1879
† 5th of October 1951
Promotions
| 1918-11-21 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1927-11-27 | Colonel (Seniority from 1927-05-16) |
| 1935-06-16 | Brigadier-General |
| 1937-11-21 | Major-General |
| 1942-04-16 | Lieutenant-General (Seniority from 1942-01-01) |
Service
| – | 1926-04-01 | Chief of ? Section, Army General Staff | |
| 1926-04-01 | – | 1927-11-27 | Attached to the Railroad Regiment |
| 1927-11-27 | – | 1930-09-16 | Commanding Officer Railroad Regiment |
| 1930-09-16 | – | 1933-12-16 | Chief of Fortifications Section, Firenze Corps |
| 1933-12-16 | – | Commandant of the Central School of Engineering | |
| 1935-06-16 | – | 1936-02-01 | Commanding Officer Engineers, Bari Corps |
| 1936-02-01 | – | 1939-09-01 | Commanding Officer Engineers, Udine Corps |
| 1939-09-01 | – | 1939-09-05 | Attached to Udine Corps |
| 1939-09-05 | – | At disposal of the Chief of the Army General Staff | |
| 1941-XX-XX | – | 1942-04-30 | Commanding Officer Engineers, 2nd Army |
| 1941-11-04 | Retired, but remained employed | ||
| 1942-04-30 | – | Attached to the Inspectorate of Engineers |