The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Enrico Gazzale

Gazzale, Enrico

Lieutenant-General

* 25th of May 1885

† 2nd of April 1964

Promotions

1927-01-05 Lieutenant-Colonel
1934-12-17 Colonel (Seniority from 1934-07-05)
1938-10-27 Brigadier-General
1942-04-15 Major-General (Seniority from 1942-01-01)

Service

1926-11-14 1929-01-15 Attached to 10th Cavalry Regiment "Lancieri di Vittorio Emanuele II"
1929-01-15 1934-10-01 Instructor at the War School
1934-10-01 1934-12-17 Acting Commanding Officer 13th Cavalry Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Monferrato"
1934-12-17 1937-10-06 Commanding Officer 13th Cavalry Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Monferrato"
1937-10-06 1938-09-01 Chief of Staff, 1st Infantry Division "Superga"
1938-09-01 1938-10-05 Attached to Udine Corps
1938-10-05 1939-10-05 Deputy General Officer Commanding 1st Celere Division "Eugenio di Savoia"
1939-10-05 Attached to Udine Corps
1940-06-10 Attached to XI Corps
1940-06-10 1940-09-01 At disposal of the Chief of the Army General Staff
1940-09-01 1943-04-01 General Officer Commanding 5th Infantry Division "Cosseria" [Russia]
1943-04-01 1943-05-02 Attached to II Corps
1943-05-02 Attached to the Ministry of War
1943-XX-XX 1943-09-08 General Officer Commanding 201st Coastal Division
Picture source: Courtesy of Franco Tarnassi