Ernesto Mombelli (1867–1932) was an Italian general. He was the governor of

Cyrenaica Cyrenaica ( ) or Kyrenaika ( ar, برقة, Barqah, grc-koi, Κυρηναϊκή ��παρχίαKurēnaïkḗ parkhíā}, after the city of Cyrene), is the eastern region of Libya. Cyrenaica includes all of the eastern part of Libya between ...

from mid-1924 to December 1926. Formerly fought in the

Italo-Turkish War The Italo-Turkish or Turco-Italian War ( tr, Trablusgarp Savaşı, "Tripolitanian War", it, Guerra di Libia, "War of Libya") was fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire from 29 September 1911, to 18 October 1912. As a result o ...

, then, during the First World War, he led the Italian 35th division in the Macedonian front from 1917 to 1918. During the

occupation of Constantinople The occupation of Istanbul ( tr, İstanbul'un İşgali; 12 November 1918 – 4 October 1923), the capital of the Ottoman Empire, by British, French, Italian, and Greek forces, took place in accordance with the Armistice of Mudros, which ended Ot ...

by the Allies following the war he was the commander of the Italian forces. For his service in Macedonia, and his representation of his home country in the inter-allied military mission to

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...

, he was awarded the US army's distinguished service medal by US president.Army Distinguished Service Medal

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1867 births 1932 deaths Italian generals Italian colonial governors and administrators Italian military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War Italian military personnel of World War I People of the Hungarian–Romanian War Military personnel from Turin Commanders of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Officers of the Military Order of Savoy Commanders of the Military Order of Savoy Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) {{Italy-mil-bio-stub

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