The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Ubaldo Soddu

Soddu, Ubaldo

General

* 23rd of July 1883

† 20th of July 1949

Promotions

1917-11-08 Lieutenant-Colonel (Exceptional merits)(Seniority from 1917-10-07)
1926-12-05 Colonel (Seniority from 1926-06-03)
1934-03-12 Brigadier-General (Exceptional merits)
1936-07-06 Major-General (Seniority from 1936-04-15)
1939-04-01 Lieutenant-General
1940-11-04 General (Designated)
1940-11-30 General

Service

1918-07-XX Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, 52nd Infantry Regiment
1921-10-16 Attached to 21st Infantry Regiment
1921-10-16 1924-10-14 Attached to Military College Napoli
1924-10-14 1927-09-01 Attached to the War School
1927-09-01 1930-11-20 Chief Instructor at the War School
1930-11-20 1933-09-07 Commanding Officer 89th Infantry Regiment "Salerno"
1933-09-07 1933-12-17 Commandant of Central School of Infantry
1933-12-17 1934-01-04 At disposal of the Ministry of War
1934-01-04 1936-04-01 Chief of Cabinet, Ministry of War
1934-04-01 1936-07-06 Acting General Officer Commanding 21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna"
1936-07-06 1937-12-01 General Officer Commanding 21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna"
1937-12-01 1940-11-30 Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff
1939-11-03 1940-11-30 Under-Secretary of State for War
1940-06-11 1940-11-30 Deputy Chief of the Supreme General Staff
1940-11-09 1940-12-30 Commander in Chief Albania General Headquarters
1940-12-30 1941-05-01 Attached to the Ministry of War
1941-05-01 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis