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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Nino Salvatore Villa Santa

Villa Santa, Nino Salvatore

Lieutenant-General

* 9th of June 1884

† 23rd of September 1960

Promotions

1917-07-29 Lieutenant-Colonel
1918-10-06 Colonel
1932-12-12 Brigadier-General
1937-01-11 Major-General (Seniority from 1937-01-01)
1939-08-17 Lieutenant-General (Seniority from 1939-07-19)

Service

1918-04-01 1919-08-28 Secretary of the Council of the Military Order of Savoia
1919-08-28 1919-09-28 Attached to Roma Corps
1919-09-28 1921-07-31 Attached to Firenze Corps
1921-07-31 1927-01-15 At disposal of Marshal Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta
1927-01-15 1929-02-06 Commanding Officer 83rd Infantry Regiment "Venezia"
1929-02-06 1931-08-16 At disposal of Marshal Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta
1931-08-16 1932-06-24 At disposal of Verona Corps
1932-06-24 1932-12-12 Chief of Staff, Verona Corps
1932-12-12 1934-01-10 Commanding Officer 28th Infantry Brigade
1934-01-10 1934-09-16 Inspector of Mobilisation, Territorial Military Division Firenze 16.09.34-01.09.35: Commanding Officer 19th Infantry Brigade "Gavinana"
1935-09-01 1938-06-30 General Officer Commanding 19th Infantry Division "Gavinana" [East Africa]
1938-06-30 1939-08-17 Attached to Firenze Corps
1939-08-17 1939-10-25 Attached to the Ministry of War
1939-10-25 1943-09-XX President of the Supreme Military Tribunal
Picture source: From "Generali Dell'Impero" by Vinicio Araldi, 1940