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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Augusto de Pignier

de Pignier, Augusto

Lieutenant-General

* 4th of October 1879

† 11th of January 1955

Promotions

1917-12-23 Lieutenant-Colonel (War merits)(Seniority from 1917-02-10)
1917-12-24 Colonel
1930-01-13 Brigadier-General (Seniority from 1930-01-12)
1933-03-28 Major-General
1937-01-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1917-07-31 1917-12-24 Acting Commanding Officer 51st Siege Group
1917-12-24 1918-03-12 Commanding Officer 51st Siege Group
1918-03-12 1918-06-30 Chief of Staff, Artillery, 5th Army
1918-06-30 1919-03-10 Commanding Officer 7th Siege Group
1919-03-10 1919-04-01 At disposal of the Ministry of War
1919-04-01 1920-05-30 Attached to the Inspectorate of Artillery Construction
1920-05-30 1924-02-15 Attached to the Central School of Artillery
1924-02-15 1926-02-01 Commanding Officer 9th Field Artillery Regiment
1926-02-01 1927-10-13 Commandant of the School of Anti-Aircraft Artillery
1927-10-13 1930-01-13 Commandant of the School of Artillery Shooting
1930-01-13 1930-04-24 At disposal
1930-02-24 1931-09-02 Commanding Officer Artillery, Torino Corps
1931-09-02 1933-04-01 Assistant Inspector of Artillery
1933-04-01 1933-11-17 General Officer Commanding Bologna Military Territorial Division
1933-11-17 1934-09-16 General Officer Commanding 1st Celere Division "Eugenio di Savoia"
1934-09-16 1937-02-15 Inspector of Artillery
1937-02-15 1937-03-25 Attached to the Ministry of War
1937-03-25 General Officer Commanding Cagliari Corps
1940-11-01 General Officer Commanding XIII Corps
1940-11-01 1940-12-10 Attached to the Ministry of War
1940-12-10 1941-09-01 Inspector-General of Technical Service
1941-09-01 1944-08-01 Inspector-General of Motorised & Armoured Troops
1942-10-04 Retired, but remained employed
Picture source: http://associazioni.comune.fi.it/artiglieri/presidentinazionali.htm