Settimio Piacentini (6 January 1859 – 2 November 1921) was an

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of the

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who actively participated in the

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, especially in the Sixth and Seventh Battle of the Isonzo. In 1916 he commanded the XVI Italian Army Corps in Albania until May 1916 when he was called back to Italy to command the Fifth Army until July 1916 and then the Second Army on the

Isonzo Front The Battles of the Isonzo (known as the Isonzo Front by historians, sl, soška fronta) were a series of 12 battles between the Austro-Hungarian and Italian armies in World War I mostly on the territory of present-day Slovenia, and the remaind ...

until June 1917.Treccani
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By mid 1918, he returned to Albania to become the General Commander (along with

Enrico Gotti Enrico Gotti (18 July 1867 - 6 June 1920) was an Italian General in the service of the Italian Army and the commander of the Italian forces in the Italian held Vlora in 1920. He died during the Battle of Vlora in Albania Albania ( ; sq, ...

) of the Italian forces in Vlora,

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, between 1918–20. He participated in the

Battle of Vlora The Vlora War or the War of 1920 ( sq, Lufta e Vlorës or ''Lufta e Njëzetës''; it, Guerra di Valona) was a series of battles between Italian forces garrisoned throughout the Vlorë region of Albania (an Italian protectorate) and Albanian nati ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Piacentini, Settimio Italian military personnel Italian generals 1859 births 1921 deaths Italian military personnel of World War I