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Carlo Geloso

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Fortress Artillery Regiment. On 28 December 1907 he wed Angela Rocaglia, and in April 1909, he was transferred to the 15th Field Artillery Regiment. He successfully completed the general staff course in Turin in 1910, and was promoted to captain by selection (before the regular promotion period) on 30 November 1911. Until 1912, he served in the staffs the Territorial Military Divisions of
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as the German Commander-in-chief Southeast in December 1942. The appointment came as a result of the worsening situation on the North African Front, which made an Allied landing in Greece increasingly likely. The Germans, who did not trust the Italians' ability to withstand such an attack, began
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His tenure in Greece earned him criticism from many sides. The Greeks naturally resented him as the commander-in-chief of the Italian occupation forces and the brutality that he displayed in anti-partisan operations. However, the Italians' German allies considered him too "weak" and ineffective
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on 27 October 1898. After graduation, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant of artillery on 26 August 1901 and continued his studies at the Application School of Artillery and Engineers at Turin. He graduated in 1903 and being promoted to lieutenant on 11 August. He was assigned to the 3rd
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against the civilian population in retaliation for partisan attacks, including measures such as "aerial bombardment and heavy artillery fire", the "pillaging of their food supplies", and "the deportation to concentration camps of the village chiefs and all of the men who made up the community
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and justified the move by thereby making additional Italian troops available to defend western Greece. Geloso vehemently refused to consider that and, in a later meeting, counter proposed for any additional German forces in Greece to be placed under his command. With the backing of the
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Despite his distinguished if unexceptional career, from 20 July 1920 to 7 March 1925 he was relegated to a "Special Auxiliary Position", a special arrangement intended to handle the large number of officers after the end of the war. During that time, he became a member of the
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On his return to active duty in 1925, he was assigned to the General Secretariat of the Supreme Commission on Defence, and he left the service from February 1926. He remained at that post until 1 March 1928, when he was sent to command the 6th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment.
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In 1938, he returned to Rome, until 3 August as Honorary Governor of Galla-Sidamo, but in 1939, he was promoted to army corps general and sent to command the Bari Army Corps. Promoted to army corps general, he was sent in October to command first the
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At the same time, Geloso's relations with the Germans became increasingly strained, as he jealously guarded the Italian prerogatives in Greece against German encroachments, particularly after the appointment of Colonel-General
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Geloso remained in Albania until 6 June 1940. During his tenure, he planned for an attack on Greece, and elements of his plans were indeed used in the subsequent
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On 20 June 1943, he was placed in the reserve because of his advanced age but was recalled to service attached to the Ministry of War. In the days before the
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He was placed on leave on 1 February 1946 but was recalled to temporary service from 27 April to 30 June 1947. On 28 May 1947, the Italian monarchy
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on 20 August 1879 to Bonaventura Geloso and Fortunata Burgio di Villanova, Carlo Geloso entered the Military Academy of Artillery and Engineers of
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moving more of their own troops into Greece, sought to supplant the Italians in certain strategic areas including Athens and the
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On 25 January 1931 he was promoted brigadier general, and in March 1931, he returned to Rome as chief of staff to the
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in 1935. On 25 November 1935, he was appointed to the highly-prestigious and sought-after post of commander of the
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in the Bosco Malo-Pod Horite area and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 31 May. As chief of staff of the
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Front. On 9 November 1915, he was promoted to major. In May 1916, he was appointed chief of staff of the
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council". That order led to a series of atrocities over the following months, such as the
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by the Ethiopian government, which attempted to have him extradited to Ethiopia after the
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area and won his third Silver Medal in the process, and then, he fought in the disastrous
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Santarelli, Lidia (2004). "Muted violence: Italian war crimes in occupied Greece".
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Defenders of Northern Greece (YVE)/Panhellenic Liberation Organization (PAO)
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Despite being highly praised by the chief of the Italian General Staff,
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Organization for the Protection of the People's Struggle (OPLA)
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on 4 May 1921 and was promoted to colonel on 31 December 1924.
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in 1933, before being appointed acting chief of staff for the
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to command the Special Infantry Division "Laghi" during the
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L'occupazione dimenticata. Gli italiani in Grecia 1941-1943
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Museum of the Battle of Crete and the National Resistance
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and then joined the Rome garrison and the general staff.
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After the armistice, he spent some time in the 3422:Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor 3392:Italian occupation of Greece during World War II 2340:Anti-Fascist Committee for a Free Germany (AKFD) 2080:Hellenic Socialist Patriotic Organisation (ESPO) 587: 585: 583: 581: 579: 577: 575: 573: 571: 569: 2320:United Panhellenic Organization of Youth (EPON) 380:in February 1937, led to him being listed as a 312:. He then served as artillery commander of the 268:. From April 1918 he was chief of staff of the 3432:World War II prisoners of war held by Germany 867: 451:in the ongoing war against Greece. 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2383: 2378: 2373: 2368: 2363: 2358: 2356:Drama uprising 2352: 2350: 2346: 2345: 2343: 2342: 2337: 2332: 2327: 2322: 2317: 2308: 2307: 2306: 2296: 2291: 2286: 2280: 2278: 2274: 2273: 2271: 2270: 2265: 2260: 2255: 2250: 2245: 2243:Andreas Tzimas 2240: 2235: 2229: 2227: 2220: 2208: 2207: 2198: 2191: 2190: 2187: 2186: 2183: 2182: 2179: 2178: 2176: 2175: 2170: 2164: 2162: 2158: 2157: 2155: 2154: 2153: 2152: 2147: 2137: 2136: 2135: 2125: 2124: 2123: 2118: 2113: 2102: 2100: 2096: 2095: 2093: 2092: 2087: 2082: 2077: 2071: 2069: 2065: 2064: 2062: 2061: 2056: 2051: 2046: 2041: 2036: 2031: 2029:Georgios Bakos 2026: 2021: 2019:Ioannis Rallis 2016: 2011: 2005: 2003: 1996: 1988: 1987: 1984: 1983: 1981: 1980: 1975: 1974: 1973: 1968: 1963: 1958: 1948: 1942: 1940: 1934: 1933: 1931: 1930: 1918: 1913: 1908: 1907: 1906: 1896: 1890: 1888: 1882: 1881: 1879: 1878: 1873: 1868: 1863: 1858: 1853: 1848: 1843: 1834: 1829: 1824: 1819: 1814: 1809: 1804: 1799: 1794: 1789: 1784: 1779: 1774: 1769: 1764: 1758: 1756: 1752: 1751: 1748: 1747: 1745: 1744: 1739: 1727: 1714: 1712: 1699: 1698: 1696: 1695: 1694: 1693: 1688: 1683: 1674:III Army Corps 1671: 1657: 1652: 1647: 1645:Angelico Carta 1641: 1639: 1626: 1625: 1623: 1622: 1617: 1616: 1615: 1613:Fortress Crete 1597: 1596: 1595: 1585: 1584: 1583: 1576:Hellmuth Felmy 1573: 1572: 1571: 1564:Alexander Löhr 1561: 1556: 1551: 1545: 1543: 1527: 1518: 1508: 1507: 1502: 1495: 1494: 1491: 1490: 1487: 1486: 1483: 1482: 1479: 1478: 1476: 1475: 1470: 1465: 1460: 1455: 1449: 1447: 1434: 1433: 1431: 1430: 1425: 1420: 1414: 1412: 1399: 1398: 1396: 1395: 1390: 1385: 1379: 1377: 1361: 1355: 1354: 1351: 1350: 1348: 1347: 1342: 1337: 1331: 1329: 1316: 1315: 1313: 1312: 1307: 1302: 1296: 1294: 1281: 1280: 1278: 1277: 1272: 1267: 1262: 1260:King George II 1256: 1254: 1238: 1234: 1233: 1231: 1230: 1225: 1220: 1218:Kleisoura Pass 1215: 1210: 1205: 1199: 1197: 1190: 1180: 1179: 1176: 1175: 1172: 1171: 1169: 1168: 1163: 1157: 1155: 1142: 1141: 1139: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1122: 1120: 1104: 1100: 1099: 1096: 1095: 1093: 1092: 1087: 1082: 1077: 1072: 1070:Galeazzo Ciano 1067: 1061: 1059: 1046: 1045: 1043: 1042: 1037: 1032: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1008: 1002: 1000: 984: 980: 979: 977: 976: 975: 974: 964: 959: 954: 949: 944: 939: 934: 929: 923: 921: 914: 900: 899: 894: 887: 886: 881: 879: 878: 871: 864: 856: 850: 849: 836: 833: 831: 830: 828:, p. 401. 826:Bregantin 2010 813: 811:, p. 400. 809:Bregantin 2010 801: 797:Bregantin 2010 789: 785:Bregantin 2010 777: 758:(3): 280–299. 742: 740:, p. 399. 738:Bregantin 2010 725: 721:Bregantin 2010 713: 711:, p. 398. 709:Bregantin 2010 698: 696:, p. 397. 694:Bregantin 2010 681: 677:Bregantin 2010 669: 667:, p. 396. 665:Bregantin 2010 652: 645: 564: 562: 559: 546: 543: 523:officers' camp 514: 511: 482:Alexander Löhr 436: 433: 421:Galeazzo Ciano 394:VII Army Corps 348: 345: 314:III Army Corps 293: 290: 225: 222: 196: 193: 152: 151: 138: 134: 133: 128: 124: 123: 120: 116: 115: 102: 96: 95: 82: 78: 77: 68:(aged 77) 62: 58: 57: 48:20 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Squadron 3003: 3001: 3000: 2996: 2994: 2993: 2989: 2987: 2986: 2982: 2980: 2979: 2975: 2973: 2970: 2968: 2965: 2964: 2962: 2960: 2954: 2948: 2945: 2943: 2940: 2938: 2935: 2933: 2930: 2928: 2925: 2923: 2920: 2918: 2915: 2914: 2912: 2908: 2902: 2899: 2897: 2894: 2892: 2889: 2887: 2884: 2882: 2879: 2877: 2874: 2872: 2869: 2867: 2864: 2863: 2861: 2857: 2854: 2852: 2846: 2842: 2838: 2833: 2829: 2811: 2808: 2806: 2803: 2799: 2796: 2795: 2794: 2791: 2789: 2786: 2784: 2781: 2780: 2778: 2774: 2768: 2765: 2763: 2760: 2758: 2755: 2753: 2750: 2748: 2745: 2743: 2740: 2738: 2735: 2734: 2732: 2728: 2725: 2722: 2718: 2714: 2704: 2701: 2700: 2698: 2694: 2688: 2685: 2683: 2680: 2678: 2675: 2673: 2670: 2668: 2665: 2663: 2660: 2658: 2655: 2653: 2650: 2648: 2645: 2643: 2640: 2639: 2637: 2633: 2627: 2626: 2622: 2620: 2617: 2615: 2612: 2610: 2607: 2605: 2602: 2600: 2599:Prometheus II 2597: 2595: 2592: 2590: 2587: 2583: 2582:5/42 Regiment 2580: 2579: 2578: 2575: 2571: 2568: 2567: 2566: 2563: 2562: 2560: 2558:Organizations 2556: 2550: 2547: 2545: 2542: 2540: 2537: 2535: 2532: 2530: 2527: 2525: 2522: 2520: 2517: 2515: 2512: 2510: 2507: 2505: 2502: 2500: 2497: 2495: 2492: 2490: 2487: 2486: 2484: 2480: 2477: 2473: 2463: 2460: 2458: 2455: 2453: 2450: 2448: 2445: 2443: 2440: 2439: 2437: 2433: 2427: 2424: 2422: 2419: 2417: 2414: 2412: 2409: 2407: 2404: 2402: 2399: 2397: 2394: 2392: 2389: 2387: 2384: 2382: 2379: 2377: 2374: 2372: 2369: 2367: 2364: 2362: 2359: 2357: 2354: 2353: 2351: 2347: 2341: 2338: 2336: 2333: 2331: 2328: 2326: 2323: 2321: 2318: 2316: 2312: 2309: 2305: 2302: 2301: 2300: 2297: 2295: 2292: 2290: 2287: 2285: 2282: 2281: 2279: 2277:Organizations 2275: 2269: 2266: 2264: 2261: 2259: 2256: 2254: 2251: 2249: 2246: 2244: 2241: 2239: 2236: 2234: 2231: 2230: 2228: 2224: 2221: 2219: 2213: 2209: 2205: 2201: 2196: 2192: 2174: 2171: 2169: 2166: 2165: 2163: 2159: 2151: 2148: 2146: 2143: 2142: 2141: 2138: 2134: 2133:Andon Kalchev 2131: 2130: 2129: 2126: 2122: 2119: 2117: 2114: 2112: 2109: 2108: 2107: 2104: 2103: 2101: 2099:Secessionists 2097: 2091: 2088: 2086: 2083: 2081: 2078: 2076: 2073: 2072: 2070: 2068:Organizations 2066: 2060: 2057: 2055: 2052: 2050: 2047: 2045: 2042: 2040: 2037: 2035: 2032: 2030: 2027: 2025: 2022: 2020: 2017: 2015: 2012: 2010: 2007: 2006: 2004: 2000: 1997: 1995: 1989: 1979: 1976: 1972: 1969: 1967: 1964: 1962: 1959: 1957: 1954: 1953: 1952: 1949: 1947: 1944: 1943: 1941: 1939: 1938:The Holocaust 1935: 1927: 1922: 1919: 1917: 1914: 1912: 1909: 1905: 1902: 1901: 1900: 1897: 1895: 1892: 1891: 1889: 1883: 1877: 1874: 1872: 1869: 1867: 1864: 1862: 1859: 1857: 1854: 1852: 1849: 1847: 1844: 1842: 1838: 1835: 1833: 1830: 1828: 1825: 1823: 1820: 1818: 1815: 1813: 1810: 1808: 1805: 1803: 1800: 1798: 1795: 1793: 1790: 1788: 1785: 1783: 1780: 1778: 1775: 1773: 1770: 1768: 1765: 1763: 1760: 1759: 1757: 1753: 1743: 1740: 1736: 1731: 1728: 1724: 1719: 1716: 1715: 1713: 1711: 1706: 1700: 1692: 1689: 1687: 1684: 1680: 1675: 1672: 1670: 1667: 1666: 1665: 1661: 1658: 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1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1123: 1121: 1119: 1114: 1108: 1105: 1101: 1091: 1088: 1086: 1085:Ugo Cavallero 1083: 1081: 1078: 1076: 1073: 1071: 1068: 1066: 1063: 1062: 1060: 1058: 1053: 1047: 1041: 1038: 1036: 1033: 1031: 1027: 1026:Markos Drakos 1024: 1022: 1019: 1017: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1004: 1003: 1001: 999: 994: 988: 985: 981: 973: 970: 969: 968: 965: 963: 960: 958: 955: 953: 950: 948: 945: 943: 940: 938: 937:Korytsa/Korcë 935: 933: 932:Elaia–Kalamas 930: 928: 925: 924: 922: 918: 915: 913: 905: 901: 897: 892: 888: 884: 877: 872: 870: 865: 863: 858: 857: 854: 846: 845: 839: 838: 834: 827: 822: 820: 818: 814: 810: 805: 802: 798: 793: 790: 786: 781: 778: 773: 769: 765: 761: 757: 753: 746: 743: 739: 734: 732: 730: 726: 722: 717: 714: 710: 705: 703: 699: 695: 690: 688: 686: 682: 678: 673: 670: 666: 661: 659: 657: 653: 648: 642: 638: 634: 632: 627: 620: 618: 616: 614: 612: 610: 608: 606: 604: 602: 600: 598: 596: 594: 592: 590: 588: 586: 584: 582: 580: 578: 576: 574: 572: 570: 566: 560: 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Palermo
Italy
Rome
Italy
Kingdom of Italy
Royal Italian Army
Army general
21st Infantry Division Granatieri di Sardegna
XXVI Army Corps
Eleventh Army
Second World War
Albania
11th Army
Greco-Italian War
Greece
Italy
prisoner-of-war
Soviets
Palermo
Turin
Rome
Napoli
Tripolitania
First World War
Julian Alps
31st Infantry Division
Sixth Battle of the Isonzo
Silver Medal of Military Valor
Tenth Battle of the Isonzo

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