The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier-General Cesare Rossi

Rossi, Cesare

Brigadier-General

* 14th of May 1892

† 23rd of April 1945

Promotions

1928-02-02 Lieutenant-Colonel
1937-09-25 Colonel (Seniority from 1937-07-01)
1942-04-15 Brigadier-General (Seniority from 1942-01-01)

Service

1937-10-15 Attached to 90th Infantry Regiment "Cosseria"
1937-10-15 1939-03-25 Commanding Officer 43rd Infantry Regiment "Forli"
1939-03-25 1939-11-01 Commanding Officer 42nd Infantry Regiment "Modena"
1943-11-01 Attached to Genova Corps
1940-04-03 Attached to XV Corps
1940-04-03 Chief of Staff, Frontier Guards, XV Corps
1942-03-15 Chief of Staff, Frontier Guards, Genova
1942-03-15 1942-06-20 Commanding Officer Frontier Guards, Genova
1942-06-20 1942-10-15 Commanding Officer 1st March Brigade
1942-10-15 1942-10-25 Attached to 8th Army
1942-10-25 Commanding Officer Infantry, 52nd Infantry Division "Torino" [Russia]
1943-XX-XX At disposal of 5th Army
1943-07-01 Attached to Bologna Territorial Defence Command
Commanding Officer Regional Military Command of Liguria
Captured by the Germans
1945-04-23 Killed by an Allied Air Force attack
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