The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Ruggero Santini

Santini, Ruggero

General

* 16th of April 1870

† 4th of April 1958

Promotions

1916-11-05 Colonel
1917-10-25 Temporary Brigadier-General (Brigadiere Generale)
1918-02-25 Brigadier-General (Brigadiere Generale)
1923-01-25 Brigadier-General
1928-03-01 Major-General
1932-12-06 Lieutenant-General
1936-04-15 General

Service

1916-05-16 1917-06-10 Chief of Staff, Intendancy, 2nd Army
1916-11-16 1917-01-31 Chief of Intendancy, 2nd Army
1917-03-22 1917-06-01 Chief of Staff, Intendancy, Gorizia Zone
1917-06-10 1917-10-19 Intendant, 2nd Army
1917-10-XX 1918-02-XX Intendant, Carnia Zone
1918-02-XX 1918-12-XX Commanding Officer Brigade "Lecce"
1918-12-20 1919-01-25 Chief of Staff, XXIII Corps
1919-02-05 1919-04-01 Intendant, Albania Troops Command
1921-03-29 At disposal
1921-03-29 1924-05-15 Commanding Officer Infantry Brigade "Friuli"
1924-05-15 1927-02-10 Chief of Organization & Mobilisation Section, Army General Staff
1927-02-10 1928-03-01 Commanding Officer 6th Infantry Brigade "Milano"
1928-03-01 1928-11-01 At disposal
1928-11-01 1932-11-28 General Officer Commanding Territorial Military Division Milano
1932-12-28 1935-05-21 General Officer Commanding Milano Corps
1935-05-21 1936-XX-XX General Officer Commanding I Corps [East Africa]
1936-05-24 1937-12-15 Governor of Italian Somiland
1936-05-24 1938-07-27 General Officer Commanding Somalia
1939-04-17 1941-04-16 Vice-President of the Commission of the Affairs of Italian Africa, Senate
1941-04-14 1943-08-05 Member of the Commission for the Armed Forces, Senate
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis