The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Giovanni Carlo Re

Re, Giovanni Carlo

Lieutenant-General

* 30th of October 1895

† 22nd of December 1964

Nickname: Nobile Re

Nickname: Patrizio di Pavia

Promotions

1934-XX-XX Lieutenant-Colonel
1938-07-26 Colonel (Seniority from 1938-01-01)
1943-01-25 Brigadier-General (Seniority from 1943-01-01)
1950-XX-XX Major-General
1954-12-31 Lieutenant-General

Service

–1938-09-01 Attached to the General Staff Corps
1938-09-01 –1940-06-02 Commanding Officer 3rd Celere Division Artillery Regiment
1940-XX-XX –1941-XX-XX Member of the Italian Armistice Commission in France
1941-06-21 – Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the King
1941-07-04 –1943-09-XX Military Attaché to Croatia
1941-07-04 –1943-09-XX Head of the Italian Military Mission to Croatia
1943-09-XX –1945-05-XX Prisoner of War [Germany]
Commanding Officer Artillery, Infantry Division "Legnano"
1947-XX-XX –1948-XX-XX Commanding Officer Milano Territorial Defence Command
1948-10-XX –1949-08-XX Head of Military Intelligence Service
1949-09-XX –1951-03-XX Head of Armed Forces Intelligence Service
1951-XX-XX –1952-XX-XX Chief of Staff, Allied Land Forces Southern Europe
1952-XX-XX –1954-01-10 General Officer Commanding Infantry Division "Legnano"
1954-01-10 –1957-07-01 General Officer Commanding I (Torino) Territorial Defence Command
1957-07-01 –1958-03-23 General Officer Commanding North-western Military Region
1958-03-24 –1958-XX-XX Member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
1958-XX-XX Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
1958-XX-XX –1959-01-XX Designated General Officer Commanding 3rd Army
1958-XX-XX –1959-01-XX General Officer Commanding V (Padova) Territorial Defence Command
1959-01-XX –1964-12-22 In Reserve
Picture source: From: "Il reggimento artigliera a cavallo e il 2 celere" by Massimo Iacopi, 1986