The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Luigi Negri Cesi

Negri Cesi, Luigi

Lieutenant-General

* 5th of May 1880

† December 1945

Promotions

1917-02-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1918-01-06 Colonel
1931-09-14 Brigadier-General
1935-01-01 Major-General
1938-04-20 Lieutenant-Colonel

Service

1916-12-XX 1917-04-XX Chief of Service Office, Plateau Command
1917-04-XX 1917-09-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, Intendant Service, 6th Army
1917-09-XX 1918-02-XX Chief of Service Office, Plateau Command
1918-02-XX 1918-XX-XX Chief of Separate Intendancy Office, 1st Army
1918-XX-XX 1918-04-XX Chief of Separate Intendancy Office, 6th Army
1918-04-XX 1918-06-06 Chief of Service Office, 6th Army
1918-06-06 1920-12-02 Chief of Staff, 10th Infantry Division
1920-12-02 1924-07-01 Chief of Staff, Territorial Military Division "Chieti"
1924-07-01 1926-11-28 Commanding Officer 26th Infantry Regiment "Bergamo"
1926-11-28 1926-12-01 Attached to the Army General Staff
1931-09-14 1931-10-01 At disposal
1931-10-01 1934-10-01 Commanding Officer 3rd Alpine Brigade
1934-10-01 1935-01-01 Acting General Officer Commanding 13th Infantry Division "Monte Nero"
1935-01-01 1936-01-01 General Officer Commanding 13th Infantry Division "Monte Nero"
1936-01-01 1937-05-15 General Officer Commanding 5th Alpine Division "Pusteria" [East Africa]
1937-05-15 1937-09-09 Attached Ministry of War
1937-09-09 1939-04-01 Inspector of Alpine Troops
1939-04-01 1939-12-01 General Officer Commanding Alpine Troops
1939-12-01 1940-07-25 At disposal of the Chief of the Army General Staff
1940-06-XX 1940-07-23 General Officer Commanding Alpine Corps
1940-07-01 Retired, but remained employed
1940-07-25 1940-09-30 Attached to the Ministry of War
1940-09-30 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Laurent Icardo