The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Giovanni Esposito

Esposito, Giovanni

Major-General

* 18th of May 1882

† 3rd of June 1958

Promotions

1937-07-01 Brigadier-General
1940-05-31 Major-General (Seniority from 1940-01-01)

Service

Commanding Officer 56th Infantry Regiment "Marche"
1930-02-02 Commanding Officer 8th Alpine Regiment
1936-XX-XX Commanding Officer Troops in Zara
1938-09-15 Deputy General Officer Commanding 28th Infantry Division "Vespri"
1938-09-15 1939-09-01 Commanding Officer Frontier Guards, Milano Corps
1939-09-01 1940-01-10 General Officer Commanding 57th Infantry Division "Lombardia"
1941-01-14 1942-10-01 General Officer Commanding 5th Alpine Division "Pusteria" [Yugoslavia]
1942-05-18 Retired, but remained employed
1942-10-01 1943-04-25 Attached to the Inspectorate of Alpine Troops
1943-04-25 Attached to the Ministry of War
1943-XX-XX Joins the Italian Social Republic
1943-11-01 1945-XX-XX Commanding Officer 204th Regional Military Command Trieste
1946-05-XX Condemned to 30 years imprisonment
1948-12-XX Sentence changed to 15 years imprisonment
1949-01-XX Released
Picture source: From: "IL LABARO: DELL’ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE ALPINI E LE SUE MEDAGLIE D’ORO", 2011