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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Vittorio Sogno

Sogno, Vittorio

Lieutenant-General

* 24th of July 1885

† 1st of April 1971

Promotions

1917-10-07 Lieutenant-Colonel
1927-11-27 Colonel (Seniority from 1927-05-08)
1935-06-16 Brigadier-General
1937-11-21 Major-General
1942-04-15 Lieutenant-General (Seniority from 1942-01-01)

Service

1918-06-01 Acting Chief of ? Section, Ministry of War
1924-06-30 Attached to the Ministry of War
1924-06-30 1926-10-20 Attached to 7th Engineers Group
1926-10-20 1927-11-27 Attached to 8th Engineers Regiment
1927-11-27 1928-01-01 At disposal
1928-01-01 1931-09-16 Commanding Officer 11th Engineers Regiment
1931-09-16 1932-01-XX Attached to the General Staff
1932-01-XX 1934-01-16 Head of Military Intelligence Service
1934-01-16 1934-03-01 Attached to Alessandria Corps
1934-03-01 1934-10-01 Chief of Staff, Alessandria Corps
1934-10-01 1936-04-15 Commanding Officer Engineers, Firenze Corps
1936-04-15 1936-09-01 Deputy General Officer Commanding 126th Infantry Division "Assietta II"
1936-09-01 1937-04-15 Commanding Officer Engineers, Firenze Corps
1937-04-15 1937-05-25 Attached to the Ministry of War
1937-05-25 1937-12-01 Chief of ? Department, General Staff Corps
1937-12-01 1938-01-10 Attached to the Ministry of War
1938-01-10 1939-09-15 General Officer Commanding 20th Infantry Division "Curtatone e Montanara"
1939-09-15 1940-09-01 General Officer Commanding 20th Infantry Division "Friuli"
1940-09-01 1941-04-15 General Officer Commanding VII Corps
1941-04-15 1941-05-11 Attached to the Ministry of War
1941-05-11 1941-11-03 General Officer Commanding XVII Corps
1941-11-03 1942-06-10 General Officer Commanding VII Corps
1942-06-10 1943-05-08 General Officer Commanding XXX Corps [North Africa]
1943-07-05 1943-09-08 General Officer Commanding II Corps
1943-09-09 1943-10-19 General Officer Commanding 9th Army (Did not join)
1944-07-05 1944-08-20 President of the Supreme Military Tribunal
Picture source: Courtesy of Giovanni Pinna