1. Mario Berti was an Italian officer during World War I and a general in the Spanish Civil War and World War II.
11 Facts About Mario Berti
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Mario Berti was born in La Spezia, which is located in modern-day Liguria.
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Mario Berti achieved the rank of colonel at an extremely young age.
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Subsequently, Mario Berti became commander of the CTV from late 1937 into 1938 during the Aragon Offensive.
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Mario Berti was Commander of the Italian XV Corps from 1939 to 1940 and became head of the CTV at General Franco's request.
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At the beginning of the war Mario Berti was the Chief of Staff of the Italian Army.
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Mario Berti had fallen out of favour with Mussolini and Graziani had taken his place.
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On 13 September 1940, Mario Berti was in command of the Tenth Army during the Italian invasion of Egypt.
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Mario Berti then began work on extending the Via Balbia into Egypt.
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However, prior to this, General Mario Berti went on sick leave and Italo Gariboldi took his place temporarily.
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On 9 December 1940, Mario Berti was on leave when British General Richard O'Connor launched Operation Compass.