Giuseppe Mancinelli (general)

General Giuseppe Mancinelli (1895–1976) was Chief of the Italian Defence Staff from 1954 to 1959 and chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1956 to 1957.[1]

Giuseppe Mancinelli
Giuseppe Mancinelli
Born1895 (1895)
Urbino, Italy
Died1976 (aged 8081)
Rome
Allegiance Italy
Service/branchItalian Army
Years of service1912 - 1959
RankTenente Generale
Commands held
Battles/warsWorld War I

World War II

AwardsKnight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

During World War II he served as Chief of Staff of the liaison office with Panzer Army Africa from March 1942 to January 1943, and Chief of Staff of the First Italian Army in Tunisia, serving under Marshal of Italy Giovanni Messe, from January 1943 until its surrender on 13 May 1943. He was then a prisoner of war in Great Britain until 1944.

References

  1. Chairmen of the NATO Military Committee. NATO. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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