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Portrait of Major-General Giacomo Castagna

Castagna, Giacomo

Major-General

* 18th of December 1884

(Gian Giacomo Castagna)

Promotions

1932-05-23 Colonel (Seniority from 1932-04-09)
1937-09-09 Brigadier-General (Seniority from 1937-07-01)
1940-10-15 Major-General (Seniority from 1940-07-01)

Service

1928-10-01 Attached to the Army General Staff
1928-10-01 Attached to 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
1932-05-23 Attached to the Ministry of War
1932-05-23 1932-06-01 At disposal of Roma Corps
1932-06-01 1933-09-16 Commanding Officer 2nd Motorised Field Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1933-09-16 1934-10-XX Commanding Officer 14th Field Artillery Regiment
1934-10-XX 1935-03-01 Commanding Officer 14th Division Artillery Regiment
1935-03-01 Attached to the Ministry of War
1935-05-30 Attached to Napoli Base
1935-05-30 1937-03-01 Chief of Staff, Artillery, Palermo Corps
1936-06-30 Member of the Military Tribunal, Palermo
1937-03-01 1937-10-01 Chief of Staff, Trieste Corps
1937-10-01 1938-10-01 Commanding Officer Artillery, XXI Corps
1938-10-01 1939-10-01 Commanding Officer Frontier Guards, Trieste Corps
1939-10-01 1939-12-15 Attached to Trieste Corps
1939-12-15 Commanding Officer Frontier Guards, Trieste Corps
1940-06-10 Commanding Officer Frontier Guards, V Corps
1940-06-10 1940-10-10 General Officer Commanding 12th Infantry Division "Sassari"
1940-10-10 1940-10-15 Attached to XIII Corps
1940-10-15 1943-05-10 General Officer Commanding 31st Infantry Division "Calabria"
1943-05-10 Attached to Sardinia General Headquarters
1943-07-15 1943-09-08 General Officer Commanding XXX Corps
Picture source: From: "Storia della Artiglieria Italiana, Parte IV, Volume XII", 1950