Franco Maugeri
Francesco "Franco" Maugeri (born October 14, 1898 in Gela , † September 8, 1978 in Turin ) was an Italian admiral .
Life
Maugeri served during the Second World War from May 22, 1941 until the armistice on September 8, 1943 as head of the Italian naval intelligence service .
After the Second World War he worked a. a. 1946 as commander of the war port in La Spezia and finally from December 31, 1946 to November 4, 1948 as chief of the admiral staff of the Italian navy and commanding admiral of the coastal section command in Naples .
Awards
- Knight Order of St. Mauritius and Lazarus : officer
- Order of the Crown of Italy : Grand Officer
- Medal of Bravery (Italy) : four in silver, four in bronze
- War Merit Cross (Italy) : two awards
- Military Order of Italy : Knight
- American Legion of Merit
Works
- From The Ashes Of Disgrace (dt. From the ashes of shame ), New York 1948.
Web links
- Francesco Maugeri on the pages of the Marina Militare (Italian)
- Franco Maugeri in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ The enemy heard us think . In: Der Spiegel . No. 51 , 1953 ( online - 16 December 1953 ).
- ↑ But before that it was treason . In: Der Spiegel . No. 40 , 1950 ( online - 4 October 1950 ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maugeri, Franco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maugeri, Francesco (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian admiral; Head of the Navy Intelligence Service (1941–1943) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gela |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 8, 1978 |
| Place of death | Turin |