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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Francesco Zingales

Zingales, Francesco

Lieutenant-General

* 10th of January 1884

† 30th of November 1959

Promotions

1917-04-14 Lieutenant-Colonel
1926-06-13 Colonel (Seniority from 1926-03-31)
1934-09-05 Brigadier-General
1937-09-09 Major-General (Seniority from 1937-07-01)
1940-05-31 Lieutenant-General (Seniority from 1940-01-01)

Service

1924-06-01 Chief of ? Section, Army General Staff
1924-06-01 1925-06-16 Chief of Directorate, Army General Staff
1926-06-13 Attached to 58th Infantry Regiment "Abruzzi"
1926-06-13 1929-04-01 Commanding Officer 23rd Infantry Regiment "Como"
1929-04-01 1930-04-01 On leave
1930-04-01 At disposal of the Ministry of War
1934-05-01 Commandant of 2nd School of Application of Infantry
1934-05-01 1934-09-26 Inspector of Mobilisation, Military Division Timavo
1934-09-26 1936-01-07 Commanding Officer 12th Infantry Brigade "Timavo"
1936-01-07 1937-09-23 Commandant of of the Royal School of Infantry & Cavalry
1937-09-23 1939-11-01 General Officer Commanding 10th Infantry Division "Piave"
1939-11-01 1939-12-01 Attached to the Ministry of War
1939-12-01 1941-07-10 General Officer Commanding Motorized Corps [Yugoslavia]
1941-07-10 1941-07-14 General Officer Commanding Corpo Italiano di Spedizione in RĂ¹ssia [Austria]
1941-07-14 1941-07-25 Attached to the Ministry of War
1941-07-25 1941-12-24 General Officer Commanding XXX Corps
1941-12-24 1942-01-01 Attached to North Africa General Headquarters
1942-01-01 1942-03-20 General Officer Commanding Manoeuvrable Corps [North Africa]
1942-03-20 1942-03-24 Attached to North Africa General Headquarters
1942-03-24 1942-05-01 Attached to the Ministry of War
1942-05-01 1942-10-10 General Officer Commanding XXXI Corps
1942-10-10 1942-11-01 Attached to 8th Army
1942-11-01 1943-07-12 General Officer Commanding XXXV Corps
1943-07-12 1943-09-08 General Officer Commanding XII Corps
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