The Generals of WWII
Generals from Italy
Messe, Giovanni
Marshal of Italy
* 10th of December 1883
† 19th of December 1968
Promotions
| 1927-11-27 | Colonel (Seniority from 1927-05-28) |
| 1936-01-01 | Brigadier-General |
| 1938-07-31 | Major-General (Seniority from 1938-06-30) |
| 1942-11-30 | General (War merits)(Seniority from 1942-11-16) |
| 1943-05-12 | Marshal of Italy |
Service
| – | 1919-07-06 | Attached to 57th Infantry Regiment | |
| 1919-07-06 | – | Attached to 1st Infantry Regiment | |
| – | 1920-04-24 | Deatched to Arditi Department, Roma Corps | |
| – | 1920-06-10 | Attached to Depot Troops, 2nd Bersaglieri Regiment | |
| 1920-06-10 | – | 1920-08-01 | Attached to 1st Assault Regiment |
| 1920-08-01 | – | 1927-05-01 | Attached to 2nd Bersaglieri Regiment |
| 1920-10-10 | – | 1922-02-19 | Deputy Member of the Commission for Examining |
| 1921-07-13 | – | 1923-04-15 | Deputy Member of the Military Tribunal, Roma |
| 1923-04-15 | – | 1927-05-01 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1927-05-01 | – | Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the King | |
| 1927-05-01 | – | 1927-11-27 | Attached to 0th Bersaglieri Regiment |
| 1927-11-27 | – | 1935-09-16 | Commanding Officer 9th Bersaglieri Regiment |
| 1935-09-16 | – | 1935-10-20 | Attached to the Ministry of War |
| 1935-10-20 | – | 1936-01-01 | Acting Commanding Officer 3rd Celere Brigade "Principe Amedeo Duca d'Aosta" |
| 1935-XX-XX | – | 1936-03-22 | Deputy General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division [East Africa] |
| 1936-01-01 | – | 1936-11-01 | Commanding Officer 3rd Celere Brigade "Principe Amedeo Duca d'Aosta" |
| 1936-11-01 | – | 1938-04-01 | Assistant Inspector of Celere Troops |
| 1938-04-01 | – | 1938-07-31 | Acting General Officer Commanding 3rd Celere Division "Principe Amedeo Duca d'Aosta" |
| 1938-07-31 | – | 1940-05-16 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Celere Division "Principe Amedeo Duca d'Aosta" [Albania] |
| 1939-04-04 | – | 1939-05-15 | General Officer Commanding Column "Durazzo" [Albania] |
| 1939-04-04 | – | 1939-05-15 | Deputy General Officer Commanding Expeditionary Force to Albania |
| 1940-05-16 | – | 1940-11-15 | General Officer Commanding Celere Corps [Greece] |
| 1940-11-15 | – | 1941-07-14 | General Officer Commanding Special Corps |
| 1941-07-14 | – | 1942-07-09 | General Officer Commanding Corpo Italiano di Spedizione in Rùssia |
| 1942-07-09 | – | 1942-11-01 | General Officer Commanding XXXV Corps [Russia] |
| 1942-11-01 | – | 1943-02-05 | Attached to the Ministry of War |
| 1943-02-05 | – | 1943-05-13 | General Officer Commanding 1st Army [North Africa] |
| 1943-05-13 | – | Prisoner of War | |
| 1943-11-18 | – | 1945-05-01 | Chief of the Army General Staff |
| 1947-03-27 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis