The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Dante Lorenzelli

Lorenzelli, Dante

Lieutenant-General

* 21st of August 1884

† 2nd of July 1954

Promotions

1926-06-13 Lieutenant-Colonel (Seniority from 1926-03-31)
1930-07-10 Colonel (Seniority from 1930-05-14)
1937-09-09 Brigadier-General (Seniority from 1937-07-01)
1940-05-31 Major-General (Seniority from 1940-01-01)

Service

1926-02-07 1926-08-22 Attached to Military Division Piacenza
1926-08-22 1926-09-01 Attached to Torino Corps
1926-09-01 1930-07-01 Deputy Chief of Staff, Army of Torino
1930-07-01 1930-07-10 At disposal of Torino Corps
1930-07-10 1932-09-15 Commanding Officer 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment
1932-09-15 1936-10-15 Attached to the Army of Torino
1936-10-15 1938-04-20 Commanding Officer 4th Territorial Defence Sector
1938-04-20 1939-09-01 Deputy General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division "Superga"
1939-09-01 1939-10-01 Chief of Staff, 1st Army
1939-10-01 1940-09-10 General Officer Commanding 22nd Infantry Division "Cacciatori delle Alpi" [France]
1940-09-10 1942-12-24 General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division "Superga"
1942-12-24 1943-XX-XX Attached to the Ministry of War
Picture source: Courtesy of Giovanni Pinna