Gabriele Nasci (3 October 1887,

Venice Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...

– 12 April 1947) was a general of the Alpine Corps in the

Royal Italian Army The Royal Italian Army () (RE) was the land force of the Kingdom of Italy, established with the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. During the 19th century Italy started to unify into one country, and in 1861 Manfredo Fanti signed a decree c ...

Biography

Gabriele Nasci fought in the First World War.
Between the two World Wars, he was commander of the

2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina" The 2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina" () was a Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II, which specialized in mountain warfare. The Alpini that formed the divisions are a highly decorated and elite mountain corp ...

(1935–38), the 36th Infantry Division "Forlì" (1939) and

52nd Infantry Division "Torino" The 52nd Infantry Division "Torino" () was an infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Torino was named after the city of Turin () and classified as an auto-transportable division, meaning it had s ...

, becoming in 1939 Senior Commander of the Alpine Troops. During the Second World War, he participated in the Greek campaign in command of the XXVI Army Corps operating in the Macedonian sector. In April 1941, he led the Librazhd Sector during the

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

Axis An axis (: axes) may refer to: Mathematics *A specific line (often a directed line) that plays an important role in some contexts. In particular: ** Coordinate axis of a coordinate system *** ''x''-axis, ''y''-axis, ''z''-axis, common names ...

invasion of Yugoslavia The invasion of Yugoslavia, also known as the April War or Operation 25, was a Nazi Germany, German-led attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers which began on 6 April 1941 during World War II. The order for the invasion was put fo ...

., and afterwards became commander of the XVIII Army Corps, deployed in Dalmatia.
Between March 1942 and May 1943, he led the

Alpine Army Corps The Comando Truppe Alpine (Alpine Troops Command) or COMTA (formerly also COMALP) commands the Mountain Troops of the Italian Army, called ''Alpini'' (singular: ''Alpino'') and various support and training units. It is the successor to the ''4º ...

, under the

Italian Army in Russia The Italian Army in Russia (; ARMIR) was a combined force the size of a field army unit of the ''Regio Esercito'' (Royal Italian Army) which fought on the Eastern Front during World War II between July 1942 and April 1943. The ARMIR was also know ...

of General

Italo Gariboldi Italo Gariboldi (20 April 1879 – 3 February 1970) was an Italian senior officer in the Royal Army (''Regio Esercito'') before and during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross by German dictator Adolf Hitler for his l ...

, operating on the Eastern Front and was engaged in heavy fighting. After his return to Italy and the following

Armistice of Cassibile The Armistice of Cassibile ( Italian: ''Armistizio di Cassibile'') was an armistice that was signed on 3 September 1943 by Italy and the Allies, marking the end of hostilities between Italy and the Allies during World War II. It was made public ...

, he allied himself with the Yugoslavian partisans.Generals.dk
/ref>

Notes

References

* Italian Army generals Italian military personnel of World War II 1887 births 1947 deaths {{Italy-mil-bio-stub