Alfredo Guzzoni
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Alfredo Guzzoni | |
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| File:Alfredo guzzoni.jpg Guzzoni in 1941 | |
| Born | 12 April 1877 |
| Died | 15 April 1965 (aged 88) |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Kingdom of Italy |
| Branch | File:Flag of Italy (1860).svg Royal Italian Army |
| Commands | General Officer Commanding 6th Army, Sicily Deputy Chief of the Supreme General Staff Army of the Po |
| Conflicts | |
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Alfredo Guzzoni (12 April 1877 – 15 April 1965) was an Italian military officer who served in both World War I and World War II.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Guzzoni was a native of Mantua, Italy.
Military career
[edit | edit source]Guzzoni joined the Italian Royal Army (Regio Esercito Italiano) and fought in World War I.
After the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, Guzzoni was appointed Governor of Eritrea. He served as governor from May 1936 until April 1937.
In 1939, Guzzoni had a prominent role in the Italian invasion of Albania and was Commander-in-Chief of the Higher Forces Command Albania in 1940.
In June 1940, after Italy entered World War II, Guzzoni commanded the Italian 4th Army during the invasion of France.
On 29 November 1940, Guzzoni succeeded Ubaldo Soddu as Under-Secretary of War and Deputy Chief of the Supreme General Staff.
In 1943, Guzzoni was General Officer Commanding the Italian 6th Army on Sicily and commander of the Axis troops on Sicily during the Allied invasion of the island. The German–Italian resistance lasted 37 days before the evacuation of the island.
Armistice and prosecution
[edit | edit source]After the Italian armistice of September 1943, Fascist republican soldiers captured general Guzzoni, but he avoided execution thanks to the help of some German officers who appreciated his role during the defense of Sicily.[1]
Notes and references
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See also
[edit | edit source]- Albania under Italy
- Allied invasion of Sicily
- Armistice between Italy and Allied armed forces
- Army Group Liguria
- Eritrea Governorate
External links
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- Newspaper clippings about Alfredo Guzzoni in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
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- 1877 births
- 1965 deaths
- Military personnel from Mantua
- Italian military personnel of World War I
- Italian military personnel of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
- Royal Italian Army personnel of World War II
- People of the Greco-Italian War
- Italian Army generals
- People of Italian Eritrea
- People of former Italian colonies
- Italian protectorate of Albania (1939–1943)