The Generals of WWII
Generals from Italy
Somma
Umberto, Lieutenant-General
(1878 – 1955)
1918
Commanding Officer Porretta Machine Gun Detachment
1919
- 1924
Commandant of the Infantry School
1924
- 1926
Commanding Officer 83rd Infantry Regiment "Venezia"
- 1932
Commanding Officer Pistoia Military District
1932
- 1933
Commanding Officer 8th Infantry Brigade
1933
- 1935
Inspector of Infantry
1935
- 1936
General Officer Commanding 2nd Black Shirt Division "XXVIII Ottobre" [Ethiopia]
1936
- 1937
General Officer Commanding 9th Infantry Division "Pasubio"
1937
- 1939
At disposal of Army Corps Firenze
1939
- 1940
General Officer Commanding XXII Corps
1940
- 1941
Member of the Commission of the Affairs of Italian Africa, Senate
1941
- 1943
Secretary of the Commission of the Affairs of Italian Africa, Senate
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis