Riccardo Hellmuth Seidl
Riccardo Zario Hellmuth Seidl (also Riccardo Helmut Seidl , born April 19, 1904 in Naples , † September 27, 1941 at La Galite ) was an Italian pilot .
His family originally came from Bavaria . He took part in the Second World War as an officer in the Italian Air Force . Seidl distinguished himself in numerous torpedo attacks on the British fleet in the Mediterranean. He was killed in one of these attacks in the Tunisian Galite Islands in September 1941 .
Seidl was awarded the highest military order in Italy.
The squadron he commanded during the war ( 36º Stormo ) is now based in Gioia del Colle ( Apulia ) and bears his name.
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| SURNAME | Seidl, Riccardo Hellmuth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seidl, Riccardo Zario Hellmuth (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1941 |
| Place of death | La Galite |