The Generals of WWII
Generals from Italy
Fontana, Giovanni
Lieutenant-General
* 9th of August 1877
† 1969
Nickname: Patrizio di Modena
Promotions
| 1926-06-13 | Colonel (Seniority from 1926-03-31) |
| 1934-05-12 | Brigadier-General |
| 1937-09-09 | Major-General (Seniority from 1937-07-01) |
| 1941-04-XX | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| – | 1925-03-01 | Attached to Military Division Verona | |
| 1925-03-01 | – | 1925-03-15 | Attached to Verona Corps |
| 1925-03-15 | – | 1926-06-13 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Verona Corps |
| 1926-06-13 | – | 1926-11-01 | Commanding Officer 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment |
| 1926-11-01 | – | 1930-09-16 | Commanding Officer 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment |
| 1930-09-16 | – | 1934-01-16 | Director of Artillery, Torino Corps |
| – | 1932-02-01 | Deputy Member of the Military Tribunal, Torino | |
| 1934-01-16 | – | Inspector of Mobilisation, Territorial Military Division Ravenna | |
| – | 1935-09-16 | Inspector of Mobilisation, Infantry Division "Rubicone" | |
| 1935-09-16 | – | Commanding Officer Artillery, Bari Corps | |
| 1937-XX-XX | Attached to Torino Corps | ||
| 1937-09-09 | – | 1939-08-09 | Attached to Udine Corps |
| 1939-08-09 | – | 1939-09-10 | Unemployed |
| 1939-09-10 | – | 1940-10-31 | At disposal of the Chief of the Army General Staff |
| 1940-12-31 | Retired, but remained employed | ||
| 1941-XX-XX | – | 1942-XX-XX | Commanding Officer Artillery, 11th Army [Albania - Greece] |
Picture source: Source: From: "Storia della Artiglieria Italiana, Parte IV, Volume XII", 1950