Cesare Amè (18 November 189230 June 1983) was an Italian

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and

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, chief of the Servizio Informazioni Militare (the Italian military-intelligence service) from 1940 to 1943.

Biography

Born in

Cumiana Cumiana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin. Cumiana borders the following municipalities: Giaveno, Trana, Piossasco, Pinasca, Volvera, Pinerolo, ...

, Amè formed at the

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; appointed second lieutenant in permanent service in 1912, he joined the 92º Regiment of Turin, with whom he took part to the

Italo-Turkish War The Italo-Turkish (, "Tripolitanian War", , "War of Libya"), also known as the Turco-Italian War, was fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire from 29 September 1911 to 18 October 1912. As a result of this conflict, Italy captur ...

. Promoted liaison officer, after the

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

he was awarded one silver and two bronze medals. In 1921, Amè entered the Italian Military Intelligence Service ( Servizio Informazioni Militare, SIM), being promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1927 and to

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in 1937. He was appointed chief of SIM in 1940; during his service he tried to persuade

Benito Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who, upon assuming office as Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister, became the dictator of Fascist Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 un ...

to not entering war because of the Italian army's lack of preparation, and had to face Mussolini's reluctance to disclose his plans. On 18 August 1943, after the fall of Mussolini, Amè was removed from office by

Pietro Badoglio Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Abeba, 1st Marquess of Sabotino ( , ; 28 September 1871 – 1 November 1956), was an Italian general during both World Wars and the first viceroy of Italian East Africa. With the fall of the Fascist regim ...

and was assigned to the command of the Italian army division in

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. In 1948 he was appointed

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. He was later author of ''Guerra segreta in Italia'' ("Secret war in Italy", 1956) and of ''Il Servizio informazioni militare dalla sua costituzione alla fine della seconda guerra mondiale'' ("The Military Intelligence Service from its establishment to the end of World War II", released anonymously in 1957).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ame, Cesare 1892 births 1983 deaths People from the Metropolitan City of Turin Italian Army generals Italian military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War Italian military personnel of World War I Italian military personnel of World War II Cumiana