Enrico Millo
Enrico Millo (born February 12, 1865 in Chiavari , † June 14, 1930 in Rome ) was an Italian naval officer and war hero.
Life
After his training at the Naval Academy in Livorno , he served on various warships , including the first torpedo boats of the Italian Navy and the battleships Italia and Lepanto . As sea captain , he commanded the cruiser Vettor Pisani in 1911 .
During the Italo-Turkish War (1911/12), Millo commanded an Italian torpedo boat squadron ( Spica, Centauro, Climene, Perseo, Astore ) with which he ran the Ottoman fleet and land bases in the Dardanelles on the night of July 18-19, 1912 attack. For this daring mission, in which his five boats were exposed to heavy enemy fire over 15 nautical miles, he received the highest Italian military medal and was promoted to rear admiral. In 1913 he was appointed Senator and Minister of the Navy in the Giolitti IV cabinet .
During World War I he commanded a. a. a naval formation in Brindisi and a naval command in Naples . After the war he became governor in Dalmatia . In 1922 he retired from active service as an admiral at his own request. After that he worked for a few years in the merchant marine , u. a. as government representative for the port of Naples.
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| SURNAME | Millo, Enrico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian naval officer and war hero |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chiavari |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 1930 |
| Place of death | Rome |