The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier-General Ferrante Vincenzo Gonzaga

Gonzaga, Ferrante Vincenzo

Brigadier-General

* 6th of March 1889

† 8th of September 1943

Nickname: Principe del Sacro Romano Impero

Nickname: Marchese del Vodice

Nickname: Conte di Villanova

Nickname: Conte di Cassolnovo

Nickname: Signore di Vescovato

Nickname: Patrizio Veneto

Promotions

1940-10-15 Brigadier-General (Seniority from 1940-07-01)

Service

1936-XX-XX Commanding Officer 1st Artillery Regiment "Cacciatori delle Alpi"
1938-12-15 Attached to Roma Corps
1938-12-15 1940-06-10 Chief of Staff, 33rd Infantry Division "Acqui"
1940-06-10 1942-03-10 Commanding Officer Artillery, XII Corps
1942-03-10 1942-11-02 Commanding Officer Artillery, XXV Corps [Yugoslavia]
1942-11-02 1943-02-10 Attached to the Ministry of War
1943-02-10 1943-09-08 General Officer Commanding 222nd Coastal Division
1943-09-08 Killed in action
Picture source: Courtesy of Anonymous