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978:, Albania. With the arrival of two more Greek divisions in the combat zone, the situation on the front became unsustainable for the Italians and, fearing a Greek breakthrough, Soddu decided on a retreat of about 50 kilometres (31 mi), abandoning Korçë to the Greeks. The conquest of the city led to public demonstrations of jubilation in the streets in Greece and had major political and military repercussions in Italy. On 30 November 1940, the day he was promoted to
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1132:, ordered his release on 12 September 1943. In March 1944, Soddu swore allegiance to the Italian Social Republic, revealing his continued sympathy for the Italian fascist regime and its alliance with the Axis powers. The Italian fascists disliked him, however, and as a result he saw no active service with the Italian Social Republic. The Fascist politician
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1303:, he remained fearless at his command post; with a high spirit of sacrifice he refused to be treated, remaining in his place. And he managed to keep his battalion in position, where those affected by the gas were in considerable numbers. Canal lateral de l'Aisne-Sissonne, 27 September–27 October 1918."
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border. In an official report, Soddu stated that there was no alterative to an offensive toward Egypt "because a defensive attitude on the eastern frontier would favor the concentration of
English troops." In an accompanying personal note, however, he added that a serious offensive plan could only
609:") on 5 December 1926 with seniority dating to 3 June 1926 — and on 1 October 1927 he became the academy's chief instructor. He later moved to the Army War School to teach the Operations Course for Senior Officers. From 20 November 1930 to 7 September 1933 he was commanding officer of the
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in critical conditions, with energy and personal valor he kept his units alongside French ones in stubborn resistance for several days. Wounded, he continued to command them, giving a fine example of courage and contempt for danger, earning himself a summons to the order of the
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on 9 May and the dissolution of the
Italian Social Republic. After the war Soddu faced no particular disciplinary consequences for his support of the Italian Social Republic, in part because he by then had been on the sidelines of Italian politics for years.
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1192:, Soddu was initiated in 1912 into the "Nicola Fabrizi - Secura Fides" Lodge of Modena. In addition to his hobby of composing music for films, he developed a reputation during his career for having an unusual fondness for fine food and
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and of having purposely sabotaged the military campaign in Greece in 1940–1941. Soddu protested to
Mussolini, who played down Preziosi′s allegations, saying that it was not the time for investigations.
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The disaster caused Soddu great emotional stress. In a telephone call with
Guzzoni on 4 December 1940, Soddu even suggested that Mussolini resolve the conflict diplomatically with a proposal for an
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909:-designate") either on 4 or 8 November 1940, according to different sources. Soddu had orders to stop the Italian retreat and stabilize the front, then resume the offensive as soon as possible.
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on either 11 or 16 November 1940, according to different sources. For his part, Soddu, who as a hobby and part-time job composed musical scores for film soundtracks for the
Italian film studio
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in
Albania after Soddu′s arrival, criticized Soddu′s defensive provisions; after only a few days in command of the 11th Army, Visconti Pracsa was recalled to Italy and replaced by General
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932:, often retreated for hours at a time to seek solace in composing music, leaving his subordinates leaderless as Italian forces suffered continued setbacks in Greece and Albania.
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on 8 November 1940. Because of the defeat
Italian troops suffered between 22 and 23 November 1940, he was replaced after four weeks in command by the Italian
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613:. On 7 September 1933 he took command of the Central Infantry School, holding that position until 17 December 1933. Subsequently "at the disposal of" the
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between forces loyal to the
Kingdom of Italy and those loyal to the Italian Social Republic. Soddu was arrested and imprisoned briefly at
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at the
Ministry of War, and he assumed that position on 3 November 1939. On 31 March 1940 he received a secret memorandum written by
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be implemented with the "immediate" availability in Libya of sufficient forces to carry it out. He was elevated to the rank of
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986:"), Soddu was replaced in the roles of Deputy Chief of the General Staff and Undersecretary of State for War by General
601:. On 24 October 1924 he began a new assignment at the Military Academy of Modena — receiving a promotion while there to
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Soddu was attached to the 21st
Infantry Regiment until 16 October 1921, when he was attached to the Military College in
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858:. On 13 June 1940, Soddu assumed additional duties as deputy chief of the Supreme General Staff and commander of the
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Verbali delle riunioni tenute dal capo di SM generale: raccolta di documenti della seconda guerra mondiale, Volume 1
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Soddu was recalled to Italy, where he was attached to the Ministry of War. He retired from the army on 1 May 1941.
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830:, this service was intended for counter-espionage and "special services" tasks such as sabotage, special attacks,
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644:") for exceptional merit, with seniority from 15 April 1936, and he became permanent commanding officer of the
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Soddu did not write any memoirs of the 1940–1941 Greek campaign except for an unpublished typescript entitled
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that day. On 1 December 1937 he became Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army General Staff. In November 1938,
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L'ora segnata dal destino: gli alleati e Mussolini da Monaco all'intervento. Settembre 1938-Giugno 1940
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In silenzio gioite e soffrite: storia dei servizi segreti italiani dal Risorgimento alla Guerra Fredda
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Grand Officer of the Colonial Order of the Star of Italy (Royal Decree 27 December 1934)
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front, to avoid a possible encirclement, also retreat 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the north of
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826:(CSMSS, "Military Counter-Espionage and Special Services"). Placed under the command of Colonel
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Commander of the Colonial Order of the Star of Italy (Royal Decree 19 December 1934)
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy (Royal Decree, 31 March 1937)
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against France and the United Kingdom; this highly confidential memorandum was delivered to
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Fino alla guerra. Strategie e conflitto nella politica di potenza di Mussolini 1923-1940
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Albania in the Twentieth Century, A History: Volume II: Albania in Occupation and War
1196:. He once described his military career by saying, "...when you have a fine plate of
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1118:, but after the Germans took control of Rome the German commander-in-chief in Italy,
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2257:("Ubaldo Soddu, the Worst General in the Italian Army") video in Italian on YouTube
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Mussolini Unleashed, 1939–1941: Politics and Strategy in Fascist Italy's Last War
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Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy (Royal Decree 18 April 1931)
1214:("Why Bonaparte Began a New Campaign Against Austria in 1797"), 1914 (in Italian)
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Commander of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (26 March 1936)
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and politician who held the position of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army and
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and retired to private life, although he served as a special observer of the
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Defenders of Northern Greece (YVE)/Panhellenic Liberation Organization (PAO)
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Luigi Ceva (March 1991). "Italia e Grecia 1940 – 1941. Una guerra a parte".
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under Mussolini, which continued the war on the Axis side, resulting in the
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814:("Military Information Service"), arranging that the branch that dealt with
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405:, he assumed the position of deputy chief of the General Staff. Promoted to
167:
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Ignavia contro eroismo: l’avventura italo-greca: ottobre 1940 – aprile 1941
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attacked Soddu harshly between December 1944 and March 1945 in the journal
1068:, and he remained a member of the chamber during World War II. Mussolini′s
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in July 1918. He distinguished himself on the Western Front, receiving two
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guaranteed for life, and a little music, you don't need anything more."
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2242:(in Italian). Brescia, Italy: Annali della Fondazione Luigi Micheletti.
2072:(in Italian). Rome: Ufficio Storico dello Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito.
1985:(in Italian). Rome: Ufficio storico dello Stato maggiore dell'Esercito.
1976:(in Italian). Rome: Ufficio Storico dello Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito.
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front, held by Italian troops stationed along the course of the river
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Perché Bonaparte nel 1797 inizia una nuova campagna contro l'Austria
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Antonello Biagini; Fernando Frattolillo; Silvio Saccarelli (1985).
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866:"). He then joined Graziani in an inspection tour of the front in
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On 10 April 1940, Soddu was awarded the title of Commander of the
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Le guerre italiane 1935-1943: dall’Impero d’Etiopia alla disfatta
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Supplemento ordinario alla Gazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d'Italia
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535:") on 8 November 1917, with seniority dating to 7 October 1917.
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Organization for the Protection of the People's Struggle (OPLA)
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870:. The Battle of France ended with the defeat of France and the
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On 1 April 1934, Soddu became acting commanding officer of the
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Balbo e la preparazione della guerra in Africa settentrionale
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as commander of the Albanian Higher Troop Command during the
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on 1 September 1939. On 31 October 1939 Soddu was appointed
1692:. Vol. 42, no. 10. London: London Review of Books
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regime ended on 25 July 1943, and 8 August 1943 Soddu left
636:. On 6 July 1936 Soddu received a promotion to the rank of
515:
took part from May 1915 to November 1918, He fought on the
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Iron Arm: The Mechanization of Mussolini's Army, 1920-1940
1607:, ITALIA CONTEMPORANEA Number 243, June 2006 (in Italian).
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sector, threatening to capture the vital Albanian port of
589:, the final major battle of the war on the Italian front.
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Museum of the Battle of Crete and the National Resistance
2086:. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air University Press.
1872:, Mimesis-Erasmo, Milano-Roma, 2005, p. 257 (in Italian).
1771:"Sebastiano Visconti Prasca: Generale Designato d'Armata"
1299:"In two subsequent front line actions, hit both times by
1060:, Soddu became a member, or "national councilor," of the
752:; the Chief of Staff of the Royal Army, Marshal of Italy
2255:
Ubaldo Soddu,il peggiore generale dell'esercito italiano
1336:
Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Austrian War 1915–1918
1226:("Movement and War Quickly Resolved"), 1937 (in Italian)
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assigned him to examine an operational plan drawn up by
1326:
Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Turkish War 1911–1912
617:
while awaiting orders, he became chief of staff of the
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Circolare Numner 114850 of 24 April 1940 (in Italian).
990:. Geloso, commanding the 11th Army, proposed that the
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went on its first offensive of the war, beginning the
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Commanders of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
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and the Italian Civil War ended in May 1945 with the
955:, the Greeks attacked the northwestern sector of the
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began on 28 October 1940 when Italian forces in the
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in which Mussolini announced his intention to enter
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Officers of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
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4822:Knights of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
3745:Slavic-Macedonian National Liberation Front (SNOF)
2216:(in Italian). Rome: Newton & Compton Editori.
2044:. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
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1458:Officer of the Colonial Order of the Star of Italy
1387:Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
621:on 4 January 1934. He was promoted to the rank of
4812:Members of the Chamber of Fasces and Corporations
3721:Political Committee of National Liberation (PEEA)
1173:("Memoirs and Reflections of a General"), dated "
4842:Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor
3750:Anti-Fascist Committee for a Free Germany (AKFD)
3490:Hellenic Socialist Patriotic Organisation (ESPO)
2160:. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books.
1972:Antonello Biagini; Alessandro Gionfrida (1997).
1430:Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy
1367:Commemorative Medal of the Expedition to Albania
585:Soddu returned to Italy in time to fight in the
3730:United Panhellenic Organization of Youth (EPON)
1929:N. 221 of 22 September 1937, p. 13 (in Italian)
1156:to the Western Allies on 8 May 1945 and to the
1098:not yet under Allied control and established a
899:Higher Forces Command Albania (XXVI Army Corps)
834:, and the physical elimination of adversaries.
634:21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna"
199:Higher Forces Command Albania (XXVI Army Corps)
187:21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna"
2023:The Library of Congress World War II Companion
1838:, Rizzoli Editore, Milan, p. 492 (in Italian).
842:Italy entered World War II on the side of the
465:Royal Military Academy of Infantry and Cavalry
351:Royal Military Academy of Infantry and Cavalry
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4847:Recipients of the Order of the Crown (Italy)
2080:Strategy for Defeat: The Luftwaffe 1933–1945
2006:(in Italian). Rome: Edizioni Nuova Cultura.
1974:Lo stato maggiore generale tra le due guerre
1733:Visconti Prasca (1946), p. 165 (in Italian).
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1422:Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy
824:Controspionaggio Militare e Servizi Speciali
4004:Panhellenic Union of Fighting Youths (PEAN)
1953:No. 144, 21 June 1935, p. 3073 (in Italian)
629:") for exceptional merit on 12 March 1934.
4802:Italian military personnel of World War II
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2262:
1891:Sito web del Quirinale: dettaglio decorato
1580:No. 227 of 29 September 1904 (in Italian).
1277:. S. Imoges (Champagne), 16-23 July 1918."
963:, concentrating in particular between the
874:, which went into effect on 25 June 1940.
675:in the event of a war with France and the
276:
35:
20:
4837:Recipients of the War Merit Cross (Italy)
4797:Italian military personnel of World War I
4198:Gorgopotamos Bridge (Operation "Harling")
4057:Gorgopotamos Bridge (Operation "Harling")
3980:National Bands of Greek Guerrillas (EOEA)
1846:
1844:
1818:
1816:
1711:
1709:
1707:
1631:Number 258, 7 November 1939 (in Italian).
1450:(Royal Decree 28 December 1933)
1347:Commemorative Medal of the Unity of Italy
1917:Number 240, 16 October 1931 (in Italian)
1905:No. 224, 22 September 1920 (in Italian).
1648:
1646:
1615:
1613:
1224:Movimento e guerra celermente risolutiva
519:from 1915 to 1918, seeing action in the
4029:Northern Epirus Liberation Front (MAVI)
3975:National Republican Greek League (EDES)
1590:
1588:
1586:
1512:
1080:, which succeeded Mussolini's regime.
737:that same day and subsequently to the
4817:People of the Italian Social Republic
4747:What Did You Do in the War, Thanasis?
3987:National and Social Liberation (EKKA)
3714:Greek People's Liberation Navy (ELAN)
3709:Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS)
2182:(in Italian). Milan: Rizzoli Editore.
2149:(in Italian). Turin: Einaudi Editore.
2127:(in Italian). Rome: Ruffolo Editore.
2105:. New York: IB Tauris & Co, Ltd.
1997:(in Italian). Milan: Rizzoli Editore.
1951:Gazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d'Italia
1939:Gazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d'Italia
1915:Gazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d'Italia
1903:Gazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d'Italia
1629:Gazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d'Italia
393:for War during the initial phases of
7:
4019:National Organization of Crete (ΕΟΚ)
3791:Protests against labour mobilization
2194:(in Italian). Milan: Il Saggiatore.
1180:Soddu died in Rome on 25 July 1949.
1171:Memorie e riflessioni di un generale
4208:Asopos Bridge (Operation "Washing")
2077:Murray, Williamson (January 1983).
1448:Colonial Order of the Star of Italy
1378:Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
810:. In April 1940 he reorganized the
538:In 1918 Soddu went to fight on the
314: – 8 August 1943
2154:John Joseph Timothy Sweet (2006).
2025:. New York: Simon & Schuster.
1769:Kursietis, Valdis (27 June 2020).
1062:Chamber of Fasces and Corporations
784:("Divisional General of the Air")
745:; the Chief of the General Staff,
442:on 23 July 1883. His father was a
289:Chamber of Fasces and Corporations
14:
3704:Union of People's Democracy (ELD)
3113:
3040:
2944:
2848:
2813:
2778:
2730:
2695:
2655:
2556:
2521:
2460:
2401:
2306:1940–1941 Balkans Campaign
1941:No. 133, 1 May 1933 (in Italian)
1484:
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1441:
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1398:
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1371:
1361:
1351:
1341:
1330:
1320:
1310:
1284:
1253:
1241:
1218:Statuti libici personali e reali
1084:The Kingdom of Italy surrendered
974:, with the objective of seizing
611:89th Infantry Regiment "Salerno"
572:Silver Medals of Military Valour
525:Second Battle of the Piave River
177:89th Infantry Regiment "Salerno"
129:
105:
92:
4852:Knights of the Legion of Honour
4807:People of the Greco-Italian War
3699:Socialist Party of Greece (SKE)
3694:Communist Party of Greece (KKE)
3388:Rescue of the Jews of Zakynthos
1797:Number 299 of 23 December 1940
1684:Luttwak, Edward (21 May 2020).
1250:(Royal Decree of 10 April 1940)
1094:. Germany immediately forcibly
1037:, the commander of the Italian
883:Italian protectorate of Albania
3500:Greek National Socialist Party
3495:National Union of Greece (EEE)
2798:Central Macedonia Army Section
2793:Eastern Macedonia Army Section
2546:Western Macedonia Army Section
1568:, Access date 24 February 2020
1290:Silver Medal of Military Valor
1259:Silver Medal of Military Valor
1096:occupied the portions of Italy
812:Servizio Informazioni Militare
1:
4215:Kidnapping of Heinrich Kreipe
1995:Storia della guerra di Grecia
1775:Comando Supremo: Italy in WW2
1744:"Visconti Prasca, Sebastiano"
1268:"Having assumed command of a
939:under the command of General
507:Soddu subsequently served in
4077:Execution of Josef Salminger
2914:Occupation and collaboration
2240:L’Italia in guerra 1940–1943
1870:L'Italia dei Liberi Muratori
854:by the Italian Royal Army′s
774:; the Chief of Staff of the
756:; the Chief of Staff of the
4451:Liberation and road to the
4113:Expulsion of Cham Albanians
3371:Jewish cemetery of Salonica
3222:Cephalonia (Acqui Division)
1795:Gazzetta del Regno d'Italia
1578:Gazzetta del Regno d'Italia
1489:Knight of the Order of the
1405:Order of the Crown of Italy
1092:switched to the Allied side
903:generale designato d'armata
795:; and the secretary of the
782:Generale di divisione aerea
739:Minister of Foreign Affairs
421:'s chief of staff, General
194:Albanian Army Corps Command
4868:
4684:Captain Corelli's Mandolin
4640:Holocaust Museum of Greece
3276:Larissa concentration camp
3271:Haidari concentration camp
2485:Sebastiano Visconti Prasca
2293:Greece during World War II
2176:Sebastiano Visconti Prasca
2059:Fortunato Minniti (2000).
1686:"Not Uniquely Incompetent"
1140:, accusing him of being a
895:Sebastiano Visconti Prasca
822:would form a new service,
790:Minister of Italian Africa
686:generale di corpo d'armata
411:Sebastiano Visconti Prasca
4645:Kalavryta Massacre Museum
4607:
4596:
4459:
4445:
4253:
4247:Greek government-in-exile
4240:
3857:5/42 Regiment dissolution
3620:
3603:
3381:Expropriation of property
3356:Bulgarian-occupied Greece
2920:
2907:
2312:
2299:
2180:Io ho aggredito la Grecia
2021:David M. Kennedy (2007).
1078:First Badoglio government
935:On 14 November 1940, the
695:Italy initially remained
587:Battle of Vittorio Veneto
495:arm. He took part in the
368:
325:
299:
295:
34:
4726:The 11th Day: Crete 1941
4481:National Bands Agreement
4342:Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
4127:British Military Mission
3735:National Solidarity (EA)
3304:Greek economy, 1941–1944
3018:Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
2833:2nd New Zealand Division
2377:Italian spring offensive
2068:Mario Montanari (1980).
1338:(four years of campaign)
1090:on 9 September 1943 and
1066:XXX Legislature of Italy
872:Franco-Italian Armistice
4660:Thessaloniki War Museum
4352:Christodoulos Tsigantes
4347:Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos
4177:Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz
2838:6th Australian Division
2680:Konstantinos Bakopoulos
2426:Charalambos Katsimitros
2214:I generali di Mussolini
1619:Minniti (2000), p. 173.
1248:Military Order of Savoy
1104:Italian Social Republic
1102:in northern Italy, the
947:. With a force of four
808:Military Order of Savoy
713:Undersecretary of State
391:Undersecretary of State
182:Central Infantry School
112:Italian Social Republic
3836:Killing of Franz Krech
3583:Executions of Kokkinia
3469:Dionysios Papadongonas
3464:Ioannis Plytzanopoulos
2878:1st Parachute Division
2597:(April–May 1941)
2445:Dimitrios Papadopoulos
2040:McGregor Knox (1982).
1850:Cecini (2016), p. 119.
1810:Pricolo (1946), p. 68.
1724:Pricolo (1946), p. 29.
1690:London Review of Books
1661:Pricolo (1946), p. 31.
1652:Rochat (2008), p. 266.
1058:National Fascist Party
1019:
1003:
893:("General-designate")
848:its invasion of France
797:National Fascist Party
480:
409:, he replaced general
4792:Italian Army generals
4561:Archbishop Damaskinos
4518:Percentages agreement
3944:Konstantinos Ventiris
3331:Occupation Reichsmark
2883:5th Mountain Division
2710:Henry Maitland Wilson
2536:8th Infantry Division
2101:Owen Pearson (2006).
2070:La campagna di Grecia
1881:Murray (1983), p. 72.
1822:Cervi (1965), p. 219.
1715:Cervi (1965), p. 218.
945:Battle of Morava–Ivan
846:on 10 June 1940 with
780:("Royal Air Force"),
638:generale di divisione
527:. He was promoted to
521:Battles of the Isonzo
263:Battle of Morava–Ivan
143:Years of service
4733:The Guns of Navarone
4698:Ill Met by Moonlight
4377:3rd Mountain Brigade
4172:George Psychoundakis
4157:Patrick Leigh Fermor
3821:Pinerolo disarmament
3419:Georgios Tsolakoglou
2828:1st Armoured Brigade
2820:British Commonwealth
2702:British Commonwealth
2685:Georgios Tsolakoglou
2431:Konstantinos Davakis
1859:Ceva (1991), p. 230.
1594:Sweet (2006), p. 96.
1357:Allied Victory Medal
1154:surrender of Germany
1121:Generalfeldmarschall
692:") on 1 April 1939.
491:"), assigned to the
4787:People from Salerno
4712:Ipolochagos Natassa
4556:Georgios Papandreou
4332:Emmanouil Tsouderos
4203:Operation "Animals"
4193:Operation "Albumen"
3914:Komninos Pyromaglou
3872:Red Terror (Greece)
3816:1943 Athens protest
3781:Gorgopotamos Bridge
3678:Evripidis Bakirtzis
3626:National Liberation
3521:Alcibiades Diamandi
3485:Security Battalions
3459:George S. Mercouris
3434:Sotirios Gotzamanis
3376:Baron Hirsch ghetto
3003:XXII Mountain Corps
2803:Epirus Army Section
2541:Epirus Army Section
2002:Emilio Gin (1947).
1175:Desenzano del Garda
1064:in 1939 during the
1056:As a member of the
912:Once he arrived in
860:Armata Territoriale
764:Ammiraglio d'Armata
735:Victor Emmanuel III
703:, which began with
671:for an invasion of
623:generale di brigata
578:from Italy and the
483:) with the rank of
463:Soddu attended the
4650:Kalpaki War Museum
4503:Lebanon Conference
4369:in the Middle East
4367:Greek Armed Forces
4357:Pafsanias Katsotas
4337:Sofoklis Venizelos
4024:Hellenic Army (ES)
3959:Kimonas Zografakis
3934:Vasileios Sachinis
3919:Antonis Fosteridis
3885:Non-EAM resistance
3550:Cham collaboration
3531:Vassilis Rapotikas
3454:Nikolaos Bourantas
3449:Friedrich Schubert
3424:K. Logothetopoulos
3074:Carlo Vecchiarelli
2675:Alexandros Papagos
2421:Alexandros Papagos
891:Generale designato
772:Domenico Cavagnari
709:invasion of Poland
690:army corps general
642:divisional general
548:commanding officer
533:lieutenant colonel
529:tenente colonnello
438:Soddu was born in
281:National Councilor
234:Second Piave River
137:Royal Italian Army
4764:
4763:
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4677:Aera! Aera! Aera!
4635:Athens War Museum
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4591:
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4576:Nikos Zachariadis
4528:Treaty of Varkiza
4513:Operation "Manna"
4508:Caserta Agreement
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4296:April 1944 mutiny
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4162:Bill Stanley Moss
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4072:Skala Paramythias
3949:Manolis Paterakis
3909:Dimitrios Psarros
3904:Georgios Kartalis
3880:
3879:
3852:Feneos executions
3663:Alexandros Svolos
3643:Aris Velouchiotis
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3526:Nicolaos Matussis
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3281:200 of Kaisariani
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2991:LXVIII Army Corps
2964:Hermann Neubacher
2959:Günther Altenburg
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2321:(1940–1941)
2318:Greco-Italian War
2121:Francesco Pricolo
1246:Commander of the
1231:Honors and awards
1134:Giovanni Preziosi
1130:Albert Kesselring
1108:Italian Civil War
980:generale d'armata
941:Alexander Papagos
879:Greco-Italian War
786:Francesco Pricolo
777:Regia Aeronautica
627:brigadier general
497:Italo-Turkish War
415:Greco-Italian War
385:) was an Italian
372:
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258:Greco-Italian War
214:Italo-Turkish War
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4220:Damasta sabotage
4137:
3889:
3725:National Council
3673:Markos Vafeiadis
3668:Ilias Tsirimokos
3658:Georgios Siantos
3648:Stefanos Sarafis
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3060:Pellegrino Ghigi
3045:
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3010:Alexander Andrae
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2863:XVIII Army Corps
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2720:Bernard Freyberg
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2475:Benito Mussolini
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1301:asphyxiating gas
1288:
1257:
1245:
1177:, Winter 1948."
1148:World War II in
1138:La vita italiana
1052:Political career
1035:Mario Vercellino
897:as commander of
864:Territorial Army
852:Battle of France
816:counterespionage
754:Rodolfo Graziani
747:Marshal of Italy
720:Benito Mussolini
662:Governor-General
580:Legion of Honour
558:, a part of the
554:, 52nd Infantry
381:– 25 July 1949,
364:Military officer
339:National Fascist
330:Personal details
321:
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170:, 52nd Infantry
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3939:Lela Karagianni
3929:Ilias Degiannis
3924:Kostas Perrikos
3899:Napoleon Zervas
3876:
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3811:Kournovo Tunnel
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3444:Georgios Poulos
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3140:Trifon Trifonov
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3096:VIII Army Corps
3086:
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2969:Walter Schimana
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2450:Georgios Kosmas
2416:Ioannis Metaxas
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988:Alfredo Guzzoni
868:southern France
856:Army Group West
840:
793:Attilio Teruzzi
762:("Royal Navy")
750:Pietro Badoglio
658:Alberto Pariani
619:Ministry of War
615:Ministry of War
595:
593:Interwar period
582:from France.
576:War Merit Cross
505:
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454:Military career
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