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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Benvenuto Gioda

Gioda, Benvenuto

Lieutenant-General

* 12th of February 1886

† 25th of February 1943

Promotions

1918-12-22 Lieutenant-Colonel
1928-11-29 Conolonel (Seniority from 1928-10-05)
1937-01-11 Brigadier-General (Exceptional merits)(Seniority from 1937-01-01)
1939-08-17 Major-General (Seniority from 1939-06-30)
1942-12-07 Lieutenant-General (Seniority from 1942-10-29)

Service

1918-12-22 –1920-01-01 Attached to the General Staff Corps
1920-01-01 –1922-03-10 Attached to the Army General Staff
1922-03-10 –1924-10-21 Attached to Modena Military School
1923-10-21 –1926-10-01 Attached to Modena Military Academy
1926-10-01 –1928-11-29 Attached to 4th Alpine Regiment
1928-11-29 –1930-05-01 Commanding Officer 24th Infantry Regiment "Como"
1930-05-01 –1934-01-16 Commanding Officer 8th Alpine Regiment
1934-01-16 –1934-05-01 At disposal of Bologna Corps
1934-05-01 –1935-08-01 Deputy Commandant of the School of Application of Infantry
1935-08-01 –1936-06-30 Deputy General Officer Commanding 5th Black Shirt Division "I Febbraio" [East Africa]
1936-06-30 –1937-04-08 At disposal of the Ministry of Colonies
1937-04-08 –1937-09-23 At disposal of the Ministry of Italian Africa
1937-09-23 –1939-12-15 Commandant of the Modena Military Academy
1937-09-23 –1939-12-15 Commandant of the School of Application of Infantry
1939-12-15 –1941-11-01 General Officer Commanding 4th Infantry Division "Livorno" [France]
1941-11-01 –1941-12-12 Attached to North Africa General Headquarters
1941-12-12 –1942-08-16 General Officer Commanding X Corps [North Africa]
1942-08-16 –1942-09-05 Attached to the Delegation of the Supreme General Staff to North Africa
1942-09-05 –1943-02-XX General Officer Commanding XIX Corps
1943-02-25 Died of illness
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis