Angelico Carta
Angelico Carta | |
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51st Infantry Division Siena XIII Army Corps |
Angelico (Angelo) Carta (born 1886 in Riola Sardo) was an Italian military officer, best known for his actions during the Axis occupation of Crete in World War II.
Biography
Carta was an artillery officer and became commander of the
Battle of Greece. After the Greek capitulation, the Siena Division was sent to the Peloponnese as an occupation force in Greece until late September 1941, when the division was transferred to Crete.[1]
Carta in Crete
In 1943, Angelico Carta held the rank of
fascist and in contrast to the commanders of the German garrison
in the western and central parts of Crete, he generally behaved with restraint to the local population.
Following the
Motor Torpedo Boat at Tsoutsouro reaching Mersa Matruh the next afternoon, on 23 September 1943.[2] [3]
Carta in Sardinia
After his return to Italy, Carta became commander of the XIII Army Corps in November 1943, as replacement for general Gustavo Reisoli, who hadn't opposed the retreat of the German troops on the island to Corsica in September.
References
- ^ Generals.dk
- ^ Leigh Fermor 2014, pp. 1–3.
- ^ Koukounas 2013, p. 115.
Sources
- Koukounas, Demosthenes (2013). Η Ιστορία της Κατοχής [History of the Occupation] (in Greek). Vol. II. Athens: Livani. ISBN 978-960-14-2687-7.
- Leigh Fermor, Patrick (2014). Abducting a General: The Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete. London: John Murray. ISBN 978-1-4447-9658-2.
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