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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Antonio Norcen

Norcen, Antonio

Lieutenant-General

* 10th of March 1891

† 5th of April 1966

Promotions

1928-09-13 Lieutenant-Colonel (Seniority from 1928-01-01)
1937-09-23 Colonel (Seniority from 1937-09-01)
1941-06-11 Brigadier-General (Seniority from 1941-03-31)
1948-03-28 Major-General (Seniority from 1947-07-01)
1952-01-02 Lieutenant-General (Seniority from 1950-12-01)

Service

1928-08-12 1929-12-08 Attached to Udine Corps
1929-12-08 1931-12-26 Commanding Officer ? Group, 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment
1931-12-26 1932-01-18 Attached to 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment
1932-01-18 1934-05-15 Chief of Operations Section, Udine Corps
1934-05-15 1935-08-24 Instructor at the Royal Naval Academy
1935-08-24 1935-10-01 Attached to 24th Infantry Division "Gran Sasso" [East Africa]
1935-10-01 1936-10-04 Chief of Staff, 24th Infantry Division "Gran Sasso" [East Africa]
1936-10-04 1937-09-25 Chief of Command Section, Army of Bologna
1937-09-25 1939-09-07 Commanding Officer 5th Alpine Division Artillery Regiment
1939-09-08 1940-06-08 Chief of Staff, 3rd Infantry Division "Ravenna"
1940-06-08 1941-05-18 Intendant, East Africa General Headquarters
1941-05-18 1945-12-12 Prisoner of War
1945-12-12 1947-02-01 Attached to Territorial Military Command Bolzano
1947-02-01 1947-06-20 Attached to Territorial Military Command Udine
1947-06-20 1948-03-28 Acting General Officer Commanding Infantry Division "Legnano"
1948-08-23 1949-01-01 General Officer Commanding Infantry Division "Legnano"
1949-01-01 1949-02-01 At disposal of Territorial Military Command Firenze
1949-02-01 1951-01-01 Director of the Italian Military Geographic Institute
1951-01-01 1951-07-01 At disposal of the Ministry of Defence
1951-07-01 1952-03-20 General Officer Commanding Territorial Military Command Palermo
1952-03-20 1954-05-08 General Officer Commanding Custom Guards
1954-05-08 1962-03-10 Unemployed
1962-03-10 Retired
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