The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Umberto Spigo

Spigo, Umberto

Lieutenant-General

* 4th of June 1883

† 26th of August 1954

Promotions

1918-11-21 Lieutenant-Colonel
1930-03-17 Colonel (Seniority from 1930-03-16)
1937-01-01 Brigadier-General
1939-08-17 Major-General (Seniority from 1939-06-30)
1942-12-07 Lieutenant-General (Seniority from 1942-10-29)

Service

1919-03-10 1923-07-01 Instructor at the War Scool
1923-07-01 1927-03-31 Military Attaché to Bulgaria
1925-09-26 Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the King
1927-03-31 1930-03-17 Attached to 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment
1930-03-17 1933-09-16 Commanding Officer 3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment
1933-09-16 1934-06-04 Commandant of Reserve Officer's Cadet School Pola
1934-06-04 1937-10-01 Secretary of the Supreme Defence Commission
1937-10-01 1939-03-14 Commanding Officer Artillery, Roma Corps
1939-03-14 1940-03-01 General Officer Commanding 21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna"
1940-03-01 1940-06-05 Attached to the Ministry of War
1940-06-05 1942-03-10 Secretary-General of the Supreme Defence Commission
1942-03-10 1942-08-05 General Officer Commanding IX Corps
1942-08-05 1943-09-08 General Officer Commanding XVIII Corps [Yugoslavia]