1. Italo Gariboldi was an Italian senior officer in the Royal Army before and during World War II.
11 Facts About Italo Gariboldi
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Italo Gariboldi was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross by German dictator Adolf Hitler for his leadership of Italian forces in the Battle of Stalingrad.
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In 1935, Gariboldi commanded the 30th Infantry Division "Sabauda" on the northern front during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.
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Italo Gariboldi's division was part of the I Corps based in Eritrea.
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When Italy declared war in June 1940, Italo Gariboldi commanded the Italian Fifth Army stationed on the border with French Tunisia.
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In December 1940, when the British launched Operation Compass, Italo Gariboldi was in temporary command of the Tenth Army because General Mario Berti was on sick leave.
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On 25 March 1941, Italo Gariboldi was promoted to Governor-General of Libya and replaced Marshal Rodolfo Graziani.
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From 1942 to 1943, Italo Gariboldi commanded the Italian Army in Russia.
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Italo Gariboldi was in command of the Italian Army in Russia during the destruction of that army during the Battle of Stalingrad.
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In 1943, Italo Gariboldi was in Italy when King Victor Emmanuel III and Marshal Pietro Badoglio ousted the dictator, Benito Mussolini, and then signed an armistice with the Allies.
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Later in 1944, Italo Gariboldi was released from prison by the Allies.