The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Mario Caracciolo

Caracciolo, Mario

General

* 25th of February 1880

† 21st of December 1954

Nickname: Barone di Feroleto (1942-11-14)

Promotions

1917-02-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1918-04-04 Colonel (Seniority from 1918-03-17)
1931-08-29 Brigadier-General
1934-09-30 Major-General
1938-01-01 Lieutenant-General
1940-12-08 General (Designated)
1942-11-14 General

Service

1918-04-04 At disposal
1920-08-20 Attached to the Army General Staff
1920-08-20 1920-09-17 Attached to Spezia Garrison
1920-09-17 1921-03-17 Convalescing
1921-03-17 1923-04-20 Instructor at the Central School of Artillery
1923-04-20 1926-02-01 Director of the journal "Rivista di Artiglieria e Genio"
1926-02-01 1926-11-01 Commanding Officer 13th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment
1926-11-01 1928-04-08 Commanding Officer 7th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment
1928-04-08 1928-07-01 At disposal of the Ministry of War
1928-07-01 1931-09-01 Chief Instructor at the War School
1931-09-01 1931-09-02 At disposal
1931-09-02 1933-01-01 Inspector of Mobilisation, Territorial Military Division, Messina
1933-01-01 1934-09-16 Commanding Officer Artillery, Sicilia Corps
1934-09-16 1934-09-30 Attached to Roma Corps
1934-09-30 1935-02-23 Attached to the Ministry of War
1935-02-23 1935-10-01 General Officer Commanding 22nd Infantry Division "Cacciatori delle Alpi"
1935-10-01 1936-12-15 General Officer Commanding 1st Celere Division "Eugenio di Savoia"
1936-12-15 1937-04-XX At disposal of the Ministry of War
1937-04-XX 1937-10-XX General Officer Commanding Libya
1937-10-XX 1939-12-01 General Officer Commanding XXI Corps [North Africa]
1939-12-01 1940-01-01 Attached to the Ministry of War
1940-01-01 1940-12-08 Inspector-General of Technical Service
1940-12-10 1941-04-15 General Officer Commanding 4th Army [France]
1941-04-17 1941-08-14 General Officer Commanding 5th Army [North Africa]
1941-08-14 1942-04-10 At disposal of the Chief of the Army General Staff
1942-04-10 1943-09-11 General Officer Commanding 5th Army
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