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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Ottavio Zoppi

Zoppi, Ottavio

Lieutenant-General

* 16th of January 1870

† 17th of March 1962

(MVSN)

Nickname: Nobile dei Conti Zoppi

Promotions

1915-10-12 Lieutenant-Colonel
1916-08-26 Colonel (Seniority from 1916-04-01)
1917-06-09 Brigadier-General (Brigadiere Generale)
1917-09-22 Major-General (War merits)(Maggiore Generale)
1923-01-25 Major-General
1928-03-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1916-01-19 1916-08-26 Acting Commanding Officer 23rd Infantry Regiment
1916-08-26 1917-06-08 Commanding Officer 23rd Infantry Regiment
1917-06-09 1918-03-05 Commanding Officer Infantry Brigade "Salerno"
1918-06-08 1919-XX-XX General Officer Commanding 1st Assault Division
1920-02-16 1925-12-31 General Officer Commanding Territorial Military Division "Verona"
1925-12-31 1926-03-15 General at disposal for Alpine Troops
1926-03-15 1928-03-01 Inspector of Alpine Troops
1928-03-01 1930-01-13 At disposal
1930-01-13 1933-09-02 General Officer Commanding Bologna Corps
1933-09-02 Inspector of Infantry
1933-10-11 Member of the Army Council
1935-12-01 Unemployed
1939-04-17 1943-08-05 Member of the Commission for the Armed Forces, Senate
1939-04-17 1943-08-05 Member of the Commission for Justice of the Supreme Court, Senate
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis