The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Carlo Rossi

Rossi, Carlo

Lieutenant-General

* 29th of December 1880

† 21st of April 1967

Promotions

1917-10-07 Lieutenant-Colonel
1926-12-05 Colonel (Seniority from 1926-06-03)
1935-01-09 Brigadier-General
1937-07-01 Major-General
1940-12-28 Lieutenant-General

Service

1919-06-01 Attached to Depot Troops, 7th Alpine Regiment
1919-06-01 1919-10-01 Attached to 5th Alpine Regiment
1919-10-01 1921-06-01 Attached to 8th Alpine Regiment
1921-06-01 1926-12-05 Attached to 9th Alpine Regiment
1926-12-05 1927-10-13 Attached to Torino Corps
1927-10-13 1934-10-01 Commanding Officer 4th Alpine Regiment
1934-10-01 1935-01-09 Acting Commanding Officer 3rd Alpine Brigade
1935-01-09 1935-09-10 General Officer Commanding Higher Alpine Command "Julia"
1935-09-10 1938-09-01 General Officer Commanding 3rd Alpine Division "Julia"
1938-09-01 1939-02-25 Attached to Udine Corps
1939-02-25 1939-03-25 Attached to Alessandria Corps
1939-03-25 1940-06-10 General Officer Commanding 37th Infantry Division "Modena"
1940-06-10 1940-07-25 General Officer Commanding XVI Corps
1940-07-25 1940-10-21 General Officer Commanding II Corps
1940-10-21 1941-10-25 Attached to Albania General Headquarters
1940-10-25 1940-11-17 General Officer Commanding Ciamuria Corps [Greece]
1940-11-17 1941-07-31 General Officer Commanding XXV Corps
1941-08-01 1943-09-XX General Officer Commanding XVI Corps
1943-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX Prisoner of War [Germany]
Picture source: Courtesy of Duncan Maclean