The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Antonio Franceschini

Franceschini, Antonio

Major-General

* 13th of January 1889

Promotions

1926-11-11 Lieutenant-Colonel (Seniority from 1926-10-01)
1936-01-01 Colonel
1941-04-15 Brigadier-General (Seniority from 1941-01-01)
1943-04-15 Major-General (Seniority from 1943-02-16)

Service

Military Attaché to Yugoslavia
Commanding Officer 31st Infantry Regiment "Siena"
1941-XX-XX Attached to X Corps
1941-09-17 1942-03-25 General Officer Commanding 17th Infantry Division "Pavia" [North Africa]
1942-03-25 Attached to North Africa General Headquarters
1942-11-05 Attached to Libya General Headquarters
1942-11-05 1942-11-10 Attached to Greece General Headquarters
1942-11-10 1943-03-15 General Officer Commanding 36th Infantry Division "Forli" [Greece]
1943-03-15 Attached to the Ministry of War
1943-06-XX 1943-09-08 General Officer Commanding 23rd Infantry Division "Ferrara" [Albania -Yugoslavia]
1943-09-25 1945-01-26 Prisoner of War [Germany]