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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Umberto Testa

Testa, Umberto

Lieutenant-General

* 15th of July 1878

Promotions

1917-08-16 Lieutenant-Colonel
1926-06-13 Colonel (Seniority from 1926-03-31)
1933-10-07 Brigadier-General
1937-01-01 Major-General
1939-08-17 Lieutenant-General (Seniority from 1939-07-19)

Service

1920-08-17 Attached to Military Division Alessandria
1920-08-17 1921-12-14 Attached to Torino Corps
1921-12-14 Attached to 3rd Alpine Regiment
1924-05-01 Titular Member of the Special Military Tribunal, Torino
1923-06-17 1926-06-13 Unemployed
1926-06-13 1932-12-29 Commanding Officer 29th Infantry Regiment "Pisa"
1932-12-29 1933-09-16 Commanding Officer Firenze Military District
1933-09-16 1933-10-07 At disposal
1933-10-07 1934-02-08 Inspector of Mobilisation, Territorial Military Division Chieti
1934-02-08 1934-09-16 Inspector of Mobilisation, Territorial Military Division Gran Sasso
1934-09-16 1935-07-01 Commanding Officer 4th Infantry Brigade "Cuneo"
1935-07-01 1935-10-31 General Officer Commanding 4th Higher Alpine Command "Cuneense"
1935-10-31 1937-09-09 General Officer Commanding 4th Alpine Division "Cuneense"
1937-09-09 1937-10-15 Attached to Alessandria Corps
1937-10-15 1938-09-01 Attached to Torino Corps
1938-09-01 Commanding Officer Frontier Guards, Torino Corps
1939-09-01 1942-07-15 Attached to the Ministry of War
1940-06-20 1940-06-22 Acting General Officer Commanding Alpine Corps
1942-07-15 Retired
Picture source: http://www.museoalpinidarfo.it/Foto/Foto%20esposizioni/Comandanti/Comando%20T.A/131.Testa.w.jpg