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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Luigi De Biase

De Biase, Luigi

Lieutenant-General

* 8th of September 1881

Promotions

1917-10-07 Lieutenant-Colonel
1926-12-05 Colonel (Seniority from 1926-06-01)
1934-09-06 Brigadier-General (Seniority from 1934-09-05)
1937-07-01 Major-General
1940-10-15 Lieutenant-General (Seniority from 1940-07-01)

Service

1919-09-25 1920-03-31 Attached to Military Division Bari
1920-03-31 1922-02-10 Attached to the School of Application of Cavalry
1922-02-10 1924-12-28 Member of the Military Transportation Delegation, Napoli
1924-12-28 1926-12-05 Attached to 31st Infantry Regiment "Siena"
1926-12-05 1930-01-13 Commanding Officer 75th Infantry Regiment "Napoli"
1930-01-13 1933-05-16 At disposal of the Ministry of War
1933-05-16 1934-01-16 Commanding Officer Venezia Military District
1934-01-10 1934-09-06 Commandant of Non-Commissioned Officers School Rietti
1934-09-06 1934-10-16 Attached to Roma Corps
1934-10-16 1935-04-01 Military Commandant of Cagliari
1935-04-01 Commanding Officer 30th Infantry Brigade "Sabauda"
1936-06-20 Deputy General Officer Commanding 30th Infantry Division "Sabauda"
1936-06-30 1937-02-10 Acting General Officer Commanding 30th Infantry Division "Sabauda"
1937-03-01 1937-07-01 Acting General Officer Commanding 31st Infantry Division "Caprera"
1937-07-01 Attached to the Ministry of Italian Africa
1938-06-21 General Officer Commanding Royal Colonial Troops Corps Eritrea
1940-06-30 Attached to the Ministry of Italian Africa
1940-06-30 1942-03-30 General Officer Commanding IX Corps
1942-03-30 1943-XX-XX Attached to the Ministry of War
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis