Prince Leopold of Bavaria was born in Munich,the son of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria (1821–1912) and his wife Archduchess Augusta of Austria (1825–1864). He was a Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) who commanded German and Austro-Hungarian forces on the Eastern Front in World War I.
António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes is a Portuguese general and politician who was the 16th president of Portugal from 1976 to 1986.
Ettore Bastico was an Italian military officer before and during World War II. In addition to being a general of the Royal Italian Army,he was also a senator and governor. He held high commands during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War,the Spanish Civil War,and the North African campaign. He is considered one of the best Italian commanders in World War II.
The Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus is a Roman Catholic dynastic order of knighthood bestowed by the royal House of Savoy. It is the second-oldest order of knighthood in the world,tracing its lineage to AD 1098,and it is one of the rare orders of knighthood recognized by papal bull,in this case by Pope Gregory XIII. In that bull,Pope Gregory XIII bestowed upon Emmanuel Philibert,Duke of Savoy and his Savoy successors,the right to confer this knighthood in perpetuity. The Grand Master is,Vittorio Emanuele,Prince of Naples,also known as the Duke of Savoy,the eldest son of the last King of Italy,Umberto II of Italy. However Vittorio Emanuele's cousin once removed Prince Aimone,Duke of Aosta claims to be grand master as his father claimed to be head of the house of Savoy.
Divisional general is a general officer rank who commands an army division. The rank originates from the French (Revolutionary) System,and is used by a number of countries. The rank is above a brigade general,and normally below an army corps general.
The Ministry of Defence is the government body of the Italian Republic responsible for military and civil defence matters and managing the Italian Armed Forces. It is led by the Italian Minister of Defence,a position occupied by Guido Crosetto since October 2022.
Enrico Caviglia was a distinguished officer in the Italian Army. Victorious on the bloody battlefields of the Great War,notably the Battle of Vittorio Veneto,he rose in time to the highest rank in his country,Marshal of Italy;he was also a Senator of the kingdom.
Henri Bentégeat is a French Army general who served first as the Chief of the French Defence Staff between 2002 and 2006 and then as the chairman of the European Union Military Committee between 2006 and 2009.
Jean-Louis Georgelin was a French Army General who was Chief of the Defence Staff between 4 October 2006 and 25 February 2010. From 9 June 2010 until 2016 he served as Great Chancellor of the French national order,the Légion d'honneur.
Giampaolo Di Paola is an Italian naval officer who served in the government of Italy as minister of defense from November 2011 to April 2013. He was the Italian military's Chief of Staff from 10 March 2004 to 8 February 2008 and served as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 2008 to 2011.
Volker Wieker is the former Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr,the German armed forces,and a general of the German Army. Trained as an artillery officer,Wieker served in every major foreign Bundeswehr deployment since 1996,including Bosnia,Kosovo and Afghanistan.
The Italian honours system is a means to reward achievements or service to the Italian Republic,formerly the Kingdom of Italy,including the Italian Social Republic.
Salvatore Farina is an Italian Army general,and the current Chief of Army Staff. He previously served as commander of the Kosovo Force,the military attachéat the Embassy of Italy,London,and as the commander of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum.
Domenico Rossi is an Italian general and politician.
Francesco Paolo Figliuolo is an Italian army corps general. On 1 March 2021,he was appointed by Prime Minister Mario Draghi as Extraordinary Commissioner for the Implementation of Health Measures to Contain the COVID-19 pandemic,to lead the vaccination campaign.
Giuseppe Tavormina was an Italian General officer of the Arma dei Carabinieri and former head of the DIA and of CESIS.
Claudio Trezzani was an Italian general during World War II,Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Italian East Africa. After the war he became the last Chief of General Staff of the Kingdom of Italy and the first Chief of the Defence Staff of the Italian Republic.
Umberto Ricagno was an Italian general during World War II.
Francesco Della Valle was an Italian physician and general who served as General Director of Military Health from 1920 to 1925.
Melchiade Gabba was an Italian general during the Fascist period,who served as commander of the Royal Corps of Colonial Troops of Eritrea and Chief of Staff of the East Africa High Command during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. From 27 July 1943 to 24 February 1944 he was Minister of Italian Africa of the Badoglio I Cabinet. He was also a Senator of the Kingdom of Italy from 1939 to 1944.
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