Inigo Campioni
Inigo Campioni (born November 14, 1878 in Viareggio , Province of Lucca , † May 24, 1944 in Parma ) was an Italian admiral and senator .
Life
Campioni began his military career in 1893 at the Naval Academy in Livorno . 1911/12 he took on the cruiser Amalfi on the Italian-Turkish War in part, the First World War on the battleships Conte di Cavour and Andrea Doria . As corvette captain , he took over command of the destroyer Ardito in 1916 , with which he was involved in a naval battle in the northern Adriatic in 1917 and accompanied numerous convoys . After the war he was among other things Italian naval attaché in Paris and commander of the battleship Caio Duilio . In 1939 he became a senator for life. Shortly thereafter, he took over command of the 1st Sea Squadron in Taranto , which he led in the naval battle at Punta Stilo and in the naval battle at Cape Teulada .
In early 1941, Admiral Angelo Iachino succeeded him as commander of the fleet. In November 1941, after reaching the age limit, he retired from active service and became governor of the Italian Aegean Islands and thus, as successor to Ettore Bastico, commander of all Italian armed forces in the Aegean . After the armistice of September 8, 1943, he categorically refused any further cooperation with German authorities and used armed force to defend himself against their violent actions. After his capture he was first sent to a German concentration camp . A fascist special court in Parma sentenced him to death . He was on 24 May 1944 a nearby shooting range executed . The Republic of Italy posthumously awarded him the highest Italian military order.
Web links
- Biography at the Italian Senate
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Campioni, Inigo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian admiral and senator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Viareggio |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1944 |
| Place of death | Parma |