Massimo Panizzi

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Massimo Panizzi
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General Massimo Panizzi, Commander of the Military Geographic Institute in Florence
Born (1962-10-10) October 10, 1962 (age 63)
Marina di Carrara, Italy
AllegianceItaly
BranchItalian Army
Service years1981–present
RankFile:Rank insignia of generale di corpo d'armata of the Army of Italy (1973).svg Lieutenant General
CommandsFile:Susa Alpini Battalion.png Alpini Battalion "Susa"

File:CoA mil ITA rgt alpini 008.png 8th Alpini Regiment File:CoA mil ITA alp bde Taurinense.png Alpine Brigade "Taurinense"

File:Distintivo del Comando Regione Militare Nord.png Comando Regione Militare Nord
ConflictsNATO SFOR and IFOR – Bosnia and Herzegovina

NATO KFOR – Kosovo Operation Ancient Babylon – Irak

NATO Resolute Support Mission – Afghanistan

Massimo Panizzi (born October 10, 1962) is an Italian Army Lieutenant General who currently serves as the Commander of the Italian Army Territorial Command in Rome and Commander of the Military Geographic Institute in Florence. He previously served as the Italian Deputy Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee and Chief of the NATO Office of the Italian Military Delegation at NATO HQ, Brussels.[1] He participated in numerous international military operations and he has served as the Deputy Chief of staff Support (DCOS SPT) for the NATO Resolute Support Mission in Kabul.[2] He assumed the assignment of Deputy Commander of the Military Command of the Capital in Rome on September 19, 2022.[3] Since August 2023 he assumed the command of the Capital (Territorial) Command within the Italian Army Operational Forces HQ (Rome) and of the Military Geographic Institute (Florence).[4]

Early life and education

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Massimo Panizzi was born in Marina di Carrara, in Tuscany, Italy on October 10, 1962. He attended the Military Academy of Modena, he graduated from the University of Turin and he was commissioned into the Italian Army in 1981, becoming an Alpini Officer. He attended the Defence Staff College in Rome, the Centre for High Military Studies and the Institute for High Studies of the National Defense in Paris, the Generals, Flag Officers and Ambassadors' Course (GFOAC). He holds University bachelor's degrees in Pedagogy, Strategic Sciences, International and Diplomatic Relations, and is journalist with expertise in Marketing & Communications.[5] He has contributed to a number of publications and studies.[6][7][8][9]

Military career

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In a career spanning almost forty years, Massimo Panizzi has commanded Mountain Troops units at every rank from Lieutenant to Brigadier-General, including the “Susa” Battalion of Pinerolo[10][circular reference] the 8th Alpini Regiment of Cividale del Friuli[11] – the operational unit of the European Union Battle Group – and the Alpini Brigade Taurinense in Turin[12] transforming it into a key European French-Italian Brigade HQ.[13]

As a Senior Staff Officer, he led the Press Offices of the Italian Army General Staff and of the Italian Ministry of Defence, where he introduced the first Italian Ministerial Policy on Strategic Communication.[14] He also served as Spokesperson and Strategic Communication Advisor to the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee and the NATO International Military Staff.[15][16]

On 2004 he has published research on the relations between military and Non-Governmental Organizations in the Crisis Response Operations[17] and, on 2010, he elaborated the NATO Military Public Affairs Policy.[18] He also was deputy commander of the Training Command and Application School of the Army, situated in Turin, where he was responsible for the training, education and specialization of all Italian Army Officers.

General Panizzi has served in a number of overseas missions and operations, including Bosnia and Herzegovina with both NATO IFOR and SFOR, Kosovo with NATO KFOR,[19] and Irak as part of Operation Ancient Babylon serving in the HQ of the US-led Multinational Corps Irak, and most recently in Afghanistan where he was Deputy Chief of Staff Support (DCOS SPT) for the NATO Resolute Support Mission in Kabul.[20][21][22]

Panizzi is the recipient of a number of honours and awards, including Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, the French Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur[23] and the US Legion of Merit. From Sept 2019 to Sept 2022 Major General Panizzi has served as the Italian Deputy Military Representative and Head of the NATO Office to the Italian Military Delegation at NATO HQ, Brussels. He assumed the assignment of Deputy Commander of the Military Command of the Capital in Rome on September 19, 2022. Since August 2023 he assumed the command of the Italian Operational Forces Capital (Territorial) Command in Rome and of the Military Geographic Institute in Florence.


Awards and decorations

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File:ITA OMRI 2001 Com BAR.svg Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, June 2, 2017
File:ITA OMRI 2001 Uff BAR.svg Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, December 27, 2012
File:ITA OMRI 2001 Cav BAR.svg Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, December 27, 2005
File:Croce al merito dell'esercito silver medal BAR.svg Army Silver Medal for the ITA Army Merit, October 28, 2005
File:Croce al merito dell'esercito bronze medal BAR.svg Army Bronze Medal for the ITA Army Merit, March 8, 2000
File:Croce al merito dell'esercito bronze medal BAR.svg Army Bronze Medal for the ITA Army Merit, February 28, 2020
File:Medaglia al merito di lungo comando nell'esercito 20 BAR.svg Gold Medal for long assignments in Active Commanding positions
File:Anzianità di servizio 16 BAR.svg Gold Cross for duty seniority;
File:Mauriziana BAR.svg Maurician medal of Merit for long military duty service
File:Medaglia di bronzo al merito CRI BAR.svg Italian Red Cross Bronze Medal
File:Medaglia commemorativa operazioni di pace 2 BAR.svg Italian Medal for International Military Operations
File:AfghanistanGdF.png Medal for International Military Operations in Afghanistan
File:Croce commemorativa per la cooperazione BAR.svg Cross for International Military Operations
File:Legion Honneur Chevalier ribbon.svg French Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur[24]
File:Legion of Merit ribbon.svg U.S. Legion of Merit[25]
File:Medaille de la Defense Nationale Bronze ribbon.svg French Bronze National Defence Medal
File:GER Bundeswehr Honour Medal ribbon.svg Einsatzmedaille der Bundeswehr in Bronze (Germany) for the NATO Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan[26]
File:Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg U.S. Army Commendation Medal for the Operation in Irak
File:EST Order of Merit of the Estonian Defence Forces.png Peace Operations Medal of the Estonian Ministry of Defence
File:NATO Medal ribbon (Non-Article 5).svg Non-Article 5 NATO Medal for the Operations in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan
Medalha de D. Afonso Henriques – Mérito do Exército, 1^ Clase (Portugal)
National Defense Medal (Slovenia and Hungary)

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