Pietro Ago

Pietro Ago (born November 20, 1872 in Girgenti , Sicily , † January 4, 1966 in Rome ) was an Italian general of the army ( Esercito Italiano ) and politician in the Kingdom of Italy , who between 1933 and 1943 also a member of the Senate ( Senato del Regno ) was.

Life

Pietro Ago, son of Felice Ago and Adelina Arnoldi, began training as an officer at the Military Academy ( Accademia Militare di Modena ) on October 19, 1890 after attending school and after graduating found various positions as an officer in the royal army ( Regio Esercito ) . In 1903 he was also a graduate of the War School (Scuola di guerra dell'esercito) and received the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy on December 28, 1913 because of his services in various positions as an officer and staff officer . During the First World War , he was initially acting commander from November 5, 1915 to November 26, 1916 and then commander of the 47th field artillery regiment "Caserta" (47º Reggimento artiglieria da campagna) between November 26, 1916 and May 29, 1917 . During this time he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on April 15, 1917 , this promotion being backdated to October 15, 1915, and at the same time to colonel , this promotion being dated back to November 5, 1916. On January 9, 1917, he was also awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of St. Mauritius and Lazarus . After he was temporarily at special disposal between May 29 and June 18, 1917, he was posted to the General Staff (Stato maggiore dell'Esercito italiano) from June 18 to December 30, 1917 . On August 5, 1917, he was also awarded the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Savoy . After that, between December 30, 1917 and April 1918, he was successively commander of the "Roma" brigade, chief of staff of the XXV. Corps, Chief of Staff of the II Corps and finally again commander of the "Roma" brigade.

In April 1918 Ago was again Chief of Staff of the II Corps and took part in the Second Battle of the Piave (June 15 to June 22, 1918). He was later commander of the "Cagliari" brigade. On August 29, 1918 he was promoted to Brigadier General with retroactive effect to June 20, 1918. In addition, he received the Officer's Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy on September 13, 1918 and the Military Order of Savoy on September 19, 1918 and took part in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto (October 24 to November 4, 1918). Ago, to whom on August 8, 1920 the dignity of commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy and the Officer's Cross of the Knightly Order of St. Mauritius and Lazarus was awarded his promotion to major general on June 1, 1926 . He was then from June 16, 1926 to February 23, 1928 Chief of Staff of the Territorial Army Command X ( Comando Militare Territoriale X ) in Naples and between February 23, 1928 and January 29, 1932 commander of the Territorial Division "Perugia". On January 15, 1931, he was also commander of the Knightly Order of St. Mauritius and Lazarus. After his promotion to lieutenant general (Generale di corpo d'armata) on January 29, 1932, he was temporarily at special disposal until March 19, 1932 and was then commanding general of the territorial from March 19, 1932 to July 2, 1933 Army Commands V ( Comando Militare Territoriale V ) in Trieste . On April 18, 1932, he also became a Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy.

In the following period Pietro Ago received on 2 July 1933 his appointment as General (Generale comandante designato d'Armata) and was then on 2 July 1933 to December 9, 1935 Commanding General of the Territorial Army Command I (Comando Militare Territorial I) in Turin . On October 30, 1933, he was appointed a member of the Senate ( Senato del Regno ) due to his many years of service , of which he was a member until August 5, 1943. He received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy on April 20, 1934, and on December 9, 1935, he became the Commanding General of the Territorial Army Command III (Comando Militare Territoriale III) in Verona . On June 4, 1936, he was also awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Mauritius and Lazarus awarded. During his membership in the Senate, between April 17, 1939 and August 5, 1943, he was a member of the Senate Committee for the Armed Forces (Commissione delle Forze Armate) and the Senate Committee for the Supreme Court and Justice (Commissione per il giudizio dell'Alta Corte di Giustizia) .

In September 1945, the Supreme Court, charged by the Bonomi government with the prosecution of fascist crimes ( Alta corte di giustizia per le sanzioni contro il fascismo ), canceled his Senate membership for actively supporting the fascist regime and promoting the Italian entry into the war in 1941 declined.

His son Roberto Ago was born from his marriage to Maria Marini.

Web links

• Entry in The Generals of WWII
• Entry in the Senatori dell'Italia Liberale database of the Italian Senate