The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Alberto Mannerini

Mannerini, Alberto

Lieutenant-General

* 22nd of February 1891

† 7th of February 1962

Promotions

1926-12-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-06-11 Brigadier-General
1948-03-29 Major-General
1950-05-09 Lieutenant-General

Service

1931-10-20 1936-10-19 Military Attaché to Turkey
1933-11-02 Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the King
Commanding Officer 1st Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna"
1936-10-20 1939-02-15 Commanding Officer 2nd Grenadier Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna"
1939-02-15 1939-04-07 Attached to Roma Corps
1939-04-07 1939-08-01 Commanding Officer ? Regiment
1939-08-01 1939-09-01 Attached to Roma Corps
1939-09-01 Chief of Staff, Roma Corps
1941-XX-XX Chief of Staff, VIII Corps [Albania]
Deputy Commanding Officer Corps of Manoeuvre [North Africa]
General Officer Commanding Sahara Group [North Africa]
1941-08-11 Deputy General Officer Commanding 21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna"
1941-08-11 Attached to North Africa General Headquarters
1942-06-10 Attached to North Africa General Headquarters
1942-06-10 Commanding Officer Tripoli Fortified Area
1943-XX-XX Prisoner of War
Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff
1950-05-25 1954-05-04 Commander in Chief Carabinieri
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley