The Generals of WWII
Generals from Italy
Battisti, Emilio
Lieutenant-General
* 22nd of December 1889
† 23rd of November 1971
Promotions
| 1926-12-05 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Seniority from 1926-12-01) |
| 1936-01-09 | Colonel (Seniority from 1935-10-16) |
| 1939-03-10 | Brigadier-General (War merits)(Seniority from 1939-02-16) |
| 1942-05-14 | Major-General (Seniority from 1942-01-01) |
Service
| 1925-09-27 | – | Attached to Military Division Treviso | |
| – | 1931-11-05 | Attached to Udine Corps | |
| 1931-11-05 | – | 1935-05-15 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Udine Corps |
| 1935-05-15 | – | 1936-01-09 | Acting Commanding Officer 7th Alpine Regiment |
| 1936-01-09 | – | 1937-07-01 | Commanding Officer 7th Alpine Regiment |
| 1937-07-01 | – | Attached to Bolzano Corps | |
| 1937-11-01 | – | Deputy General Officer Commanding Blackshirt Division "Fiamme Nere 23 Marzo" [Spain] | |
| – | 1939-09-03 | Attached to the Ministry of War | |
| 1939-09-03 | – | At disposal of the Chief of the Army General Staff | |
| 1940-05-11 | – | 1940-05-25 | Chief of Staff, Army Group West [France] |
| – | 1940-11-15 | Attached to I Corps | |
| 1940-11-15 | – | 1940-11-21 | Attached to Albania General Headquarters |
| 1940-11-21 | – | 1940-11-30 | Attached to 9th Army |
| 1940-11-30 | – | 1941-03-10 | General Officer Commanding 49th Infantry Division "Parma" |
| 1941-03-11 | – | 1943-01-27 | General Officer Commanding 4th Alpine Division "Cuneense" [Russia] |
| 1943-01-27 | – | 1950-05-15 | Prisoner of War [Russia] |
| General Officer Commanding VI Territorial Defence Command | |||
| 1952-XX-XX | – | 1953-XX-XX | Designated General Officer Commanding 3rd Army |
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis