The Generals of WWII
Generals from Italy
Somma, Umberto
Lieutenant-General
* 20th of November 1878
† 31st of December 1955
Promotions
| 1917-07-29 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Seniority from 1917-04-01) |
| 1918-02-03 | Colonel (Seniority from 1918-01-06) |
| 1932-02-02 | Brigadier-General |
| 1936-01-01 | Major-General |
| 1939-03-31 | Lieutenant-General (Seniority from 1939-01-01) |
Service
| 1918-XX-XX | Commanding Officer Porretta Machine Gun Detachment | ||
| 1919-09-16 | – | 1924-XX-XX | Commandant of the Infantry School |
| 1924-12-20 | – | 1927-01-15 | Commanding Officer 83rd Infantry Regiment "Venezia" |
| 1927-01-15 | – | 1929-04-15 | At disposal of the Ministry of War |
| 1929-04-15 | – | 1932-02-02 | Commanding Officer Pistoia Military District |
| 1932-02-02 | – | 1933-10-12 | Commanding Officer 8th Infantry Brigade "Parma" |
| 1933-10-12 | – | 1935-01-01 | Inspector of Infantry |
| 1935-01-01 | – | 1936-09-01 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Blackshirt Division "XXVIII Ottobre" [East Africa] |
| 1936-09-01 | – | 1937-10-30 | General Officer Commanding 9th Infantry Division "Pasubio" |
| 1937-10-30 | – | 1939-03-31 | Attached to Firenze Corps |
| 1939-03-31 | – | 1939-09-10 | Attached to the Ministry of War |
| 1939-09-10 | – | 1939-09-15 | At disposal of the Chief of the Army General Staff |
| 1939-09-15 | – | 1940-06-08 | General Officer Commanding XXII Corps |
| 1940-01-23 | – | 1941-01-27 | Member of the Commission of the Affairs of Italian Africa, Senate |
| 1940-06-08 | – | 1940-06-10 | At disposal of the Chief of the Army General Staff |
| 1940-06-10 | – | 1940-07-31 | Attached to the Ministry of War |
| 1940-07-31 | Retired | ||
| 1941-01-27 | – | 1943-08-05 | Secretary of the Commission of the Affairs of Italian Africa, Senate |
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis