The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Gian Giacomo Castagna

Castagna, Gian Giacomo

Major-General

* 18th of December 1884

(Giacomo Castagna)

Promotions

1937-07-01 Brigadier-General
1940-10-15 Major-General (Seniority from 1940-07-01)

Service

Commanding Officer 2nd Mobile Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
1934-XX-XX Commanding Officer 14th Field Artillery Regiment
1934-XX-XX Commanding Officer 14th Artillery Regiment for Infantry Divisions
1935-XX-XX Commanding Officer 14th Artillery Regiment "Murge"
1938-01-10 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