Italo Gariboldi
Italo Gariboldi (born April 20, 1879 in Lodi , † February 9, 1970 in Rome ) was an Italian general and 1941 Governor General of Italian Libya .
Military career
Gariboldi became an infantry officer after completing his training at the military academy . During the First World War he served as a general staff officer and led associations in Cadore and on Monte Grappa .
After the war he was chief of staff of two divisions and then chairman of a commission that prepared the definition of the borders with Yugoslavia . In the 1930s Gariboldi u. a. Head of the Accademia Militare di Modena and served in Italian East Africa . From 1939 to 1941 he commanded the 5th Army stationed in northwest Libya .
After Rodolfo Graziani's 10th Army in the northeast was defeated by the British and Graziani was ordered back to Italy, Gariboldi succeeded him as Governor General. As such, he was formally the commander of all Axis forces in North Africa (see also: Africa campaign ). From 1942 to early 1943 Gariboldi commanded the 8th Italian Army in the Soviet Union . General Gariboldi was awarded the Knight's Cross on April 2, 1943 for his service on the Eastern Front. When the armistice between Italy and the Allies came into effect in September 1943 , German troops arrested him. The German occupying power in Italy sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment, but he was released after the liberation and then withdrew into private life.
Web links
- Entry in the DBI on treccani.it
- Newspaper article about Italo Gariboldi in the press kit of the 20th century of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Rodolfo Graziani |
Governor of Libya March 25, 1941 - July 19, 1941 |
Ettore Bastico |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gariboldi, Italo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lodi |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1970 |
| Place of death | Rome |