The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Giacomo Ponzio

Ponzio, Giacomo

Lieutenant-General

* 2nd of December 1865

† 13th of May 1939

Promotions

1909-10-03 Lieutenant-Colonel (Seniority from 1909-09-30)
1914-06-11 Colonel
1915-10-01 Major-General (Maggiore Generale)
1917-02-15 Temporary Lieutenant-General
1917-08-04 Releasing the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-General (Tenente Generale)
1918-06-20 Lieutenant-General (Tenente Generale)
1923-02-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1914-09-13 1915-08-29 Chief of Staff, I Corps
1915-09-02 1915-12-04 Commanding Officer Infantry Brigade "Bergamo"
1916-04-07 1916-10-30 Intendant, 3rd Army
1917-03-03 1917-04-10 General Officer Commanding Advanced Occupation Northern Frontier
1917-12-18 1918-03-01 General Officer Commanding XVIII Corps
1918-03-01 1918-10-27 Chief of Staff, 1st Army
1919-01-21 1919-02-01 General Officer Commanding Officer VI Corps
1919-02-03 1919-07-18 General Officer Commanding VIII Corps
1921-10-21 General Officer Commanding Torino Corps
1921-10-20 1925-01-05 Commander in Chief Royal Carabinieri
1921-11-16 Member of the Army Council
1925-01-05 1926-02-02 At disposal
1926-02-02 1929-02-02 Convalescing
1929-02-02 1929-05-16 at disposal
1929-05-16 Attached to the Ministry of War
1931-12-02 1939-05-13 Unemployed