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Armando Diaz - duca della Vittoria

( 1861 - 1928 )

Biography

Armando Diaz was born in Naples on 5 December 1861.

Graduated from the military colleges of Naples and Turin.

Married Sarah de Rosa-Mirabelli. Buried in Saint Maria of the Angels in Rome.

Ranks

  • 1914 - Major General
  • November 1924 - Field Marshal

Decorations

Assignments

  • 1912 - Commander of 21st Infantry and 93rd Infantry Regiment
  • Chief of operational department of General Staff
  • 1916 - Commander of 49th Division
  • 1917 - Commander of 23rd Army Corps
  • October 1917 - Chief of General staff
  • October 1922 - 1924 - Minister of war

Died

29 February 1928 in Rome

Bibliography

  • Vojna enciklopedija, Belgrade 1959, book 2, page 497

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