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Vittorio Ambrosio | |
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Chief of Staff of the Italian High Command | |
In office 1 February 1943 – 18 November 1943 | |
Preceded by | Ugo Cavallero |
Succeeded by | Giovanni Messe |
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Born | Turin, Kingdom of Italy | 28 July 1879
Died | 19 November 1958 Alassio, Italy | (aged 79)
Relations | Ante Nikšić (father-in-law) |
Awards | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Military Order of Savoy |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1896–1944 |
Rank | General |
Commands | XII Army Corps Second Army Inspector-General of the Army Chief of Staff of the Army Chief of the Defence Staff |
Battles/wars | Italo-Turkish War World War I World War II |
Vittorio Ambrosio (28 July 1879 – 19 November 1958)[1][2] was an Italian general who served in the Italo-Turkish War, World War I, and World War II. During the last phase of World War II Ambrosio supported the fall of Benito Mussolini and Italy's eventual renunciation of the German alliance.[2]