Gustavo Pesenti (January 15, 1878 – January 18, 1960) was an
Italian
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general. He was Italian colonial governor of
Somaliland
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.
Biography
He was a knight of the
Military Order of Savoy
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. He was a recipient of the
Bronze Medal of Military Valor
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It was established by Charles Albert of Sardinia on 26 March 1833, along with the higher ranking Gold Medal of Military Valor and Silver Medal of Military Valor, which were ...
. He fought in 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 ...
,
World War I
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and
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a war of aggression waged by Fascist Italy, Italy against Ethiopian Empire, Ethiopia, which lasted from October 1935 to February 1937. In Ethiopia it is oft ...
.
From June 1940 to December 1940 he was Governor of Somalia. He was in good relationship with the British and did not want to do war against them.
Military Service:
*1925-03-11 – 1925-12-XX Commanding Officer Agedabia Military Zone
orth Africa Orth can refer to:
Places
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*1928-XX-XX – 1929-XX-XX Commanding Officer Royal Colonial Troop Corps Somalia
*1929-04-01 – 1933-01-31 Commanding Officer 7th Alpine Regiment
*1933-XX-XX Inspector of Mobilization, Territorial Military Division Imperia
*1933-XX-XX – 1934-XX-XX Commanding Officer 4th Alpine Brigade
*1934-XX-XX General Officer Commanding 4th Higher Alpine Command
*1934-XX-XX General Officer Commanding 4th Higher Alpine Command "Cuneense"
*1935-XX-XX – 1936-XX-XX Commanding Officer 4th Eritreran Brigade
ast Africa*1936-XX-XX General Officer Commanding 1st Eritrean Division
ast Africa*1937-XX-XX – 1938-09-01 General Officer Commanding Firenze Territorial Defence Command
*1938-09-01 – Attached to the Ministry of Italian Africa
*1940-06-11 – 1940-12-31 Acting Governor of Somaliland– 1941-02-01 Attached to the Ministry of Italian Africa
*1941-02-01 – Attached to the Ministry of War
*1942-01-15 Retired
Publications
* ''Canti e ritmi arabici, somalici e suhaili'', Bollettino della Reale Società Geografica Italiana, 1910.
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* ''Di alcuni canti arabici e somalici'', Bollettino della Reale Società Geografica Italiana, 1912.][
* ''I canti del “Dikir”'', Bollettino della Reale Sociatà Geografica Italiana, 1916.][
* ''Canti sacri e profani: danze e ritmi degli Arabi dei Somali e dei Suhaili'', L'eroica, Milano, 1929.][
* ''Il maresciallo Cadorna condottiero ed animatore del primo esercito nazionale'', Regia Stamperia della colonia, Mogadiscio, 1929.
* ''La musica è mediterranea'', L'Eroica, Milano, 1932.][
* ''Danane : nella Somàlia italiano: nel XXV anniversario del combattimento (9-10 febbraio 1907)'', L'Eroica, Milano, 1932.
* ''In Palestina e in Siria durante e dopo la Grande Guerra'', L'Eroica, Milano, 1932.
* ''La Prima Divisione Eritrea alla battaglia dell'Ascianghi'', L'Eroica, Milano, 1937.
* ''L'Islam in occidente'', L'Eroica, Milano, 1938.
* ''La svastica infranta: Note e considerazioni sul defunto III Reich'', Bertello, 1945
* ''La muraglia blindata'', Bertello, 1947.
* ''Le guerre coloniali'', N. Zanichelli, Bologna, 1947.
* ''Alla scoperta del continente nero'', Demos, Genova, 1950.
* ''Fronte Kenya (la guerra in A. O. I.-1940-41)'', Bertello, 1953.
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1878 births
1960 deaths
Italian Army generals
Knights of the Military Order of Savoy
Recipients of the Bronze Medal of Military Valor
Italian military personnel of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Italian military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War
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