Alberto Pollio
Alberto Pollio (born April 21, 1852 in Caserta , † July 1, 1914 in Rome ) was an Italian general and chief of staff of the Italian army from 1908 to 1914 .
Military career
Pollio came to the military academy in Naples (today a military high school) at the age of eight and in April 1870 became an officer in the artillery force . As a general staff officer, he distinguished himself through above-average performance. He wrote several books on previous European campaigns that have been translated into several languages. In 1908 he became chief of the general staff. Due to the Italian obligations in the Triple Alliance and the simultaneous tensions with Austria-Hungary in the course of irredentism and the opposing Balkan policies of both states, Pollio was forced to plan a war on the side of Germany and Austria against France , as well as a war against Austria in the alps . His Austrian counterpart Conrad von Hötzendorf had a similar experience .
Under Pollio, in cooperation with the German General Staff, plans were drawn up according to which, in the event of a war with France, several Italian divisions would be relocated by rail across Austrian territory to southern Baden in order to advance towards Besançon from there . An attack in the western Alps was rated as not very promising.
General Alberto Pollio died unexpectedly in July 1914. His successor was General Luigi Cadorna .
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| SURNAME | Pollio, Alberto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian general and chief of staff of the Italian army (1908–1914) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caserta , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1914 |
| Place of death | Rome |