The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier-General Guido Piacenza

Piacenza, Guido

Brigadier-General

* 20th of June 1896

† 26th of June 1942

Promotions

1930-XX-XX Lieutenant-Colonel
1937-07-01 Colonel
1942-04-15 Brigadier-General (Seniority from 1942-01-01)

Service

1933-XX-XX 1938-XX-XX Military Attaché to Soviet Union
Commanding Officer 26th Artillery Regiment
1940-XX-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, IV Corps 00.09.40-05.01.42: Chief of Staff, Motorized Corps [Yugoslavia]
1942-01-05 1942-01-13 Chief of Staff, I Corps
1942-01-13 1942-01-15 Attached to North Africa General Headquarters
1942-01-15 1942-06-26 Commanding Officer Artillery, XX Corps [North Africa]
1942-06-26 Killed in Action
Picture source: Courtesy of Franco Tarnassi