Giovanni Galati

Giovanni Galati
Born	(1897-09-19)19 September 1897 Naples, Campania, Italy
Died	15 October 1971(1971-10-15) (aged 74) Rome, Lazio, Italy
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Service/branch	Regia Marina
Years of service	1912–1946
Rank	Ammiraglio di Divisione (Vice Admiral)
Commands	Carso (armed pontoon) Angelo Bassini (destroyer) Cesare Battisti (destroyer) San Marco Battalion Quarto (scout cruiser) Raimondo Montecuccoli (light cruiser) Ugolino Vivaldi (destroyer) 14th Destroyer Squadron Tobruk Naval Base Light Cruiser Group
Battles/wars	Italo-Turkish War World War I Battles of the Isonzo Second Italo-Ethiopian War World War II Battle of Calabria
Awards	Silver Medal of Military Valor (four times) Bronze Medal of Military Valor (twice) War Cross for Military Valor War Merit Cross Military Order of Italy Order of the Crown of Italy Colonial Order of the Star of Italy Iron Cross Second Class

Giovanni Galati (19 September 1897 – 15 October 1971) was an Italian admiral during World War II. During the war, he commanded the Ugolino Vivaldi and participated in the Battle of Calabria. He became Chief of Staff of the Naval High Command Libya and was then, again, given command of the 14th Destroyer Squadron and then the Light Cruisers Group. He refused to surrender his ship when the armistice was agreed and was brought up on charges but eventually released and reinstated to active duty. He finished his service as Vice Admiral in 1947 and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Italy.