Gaetano Giardino

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General Giardino

Gaetano Giardino (24 January 1864 – 21 November 1935) was an Italian soldier that rose to the rank of Marshal of Italy and Italian Representative to the Allied War Council [1] during World War I.[2]

Life

Born in

Captain and became a company commander of 6th Bersaglieri Regiment. In the early years of the 20th century he was named chief of the staff of two different Italian divisions then at the outbreak of the Italo-Turkish War
he was named sottocapo di Stato Maggiore (deputy chief of staff) of the Italian expeditionary forces.

World War I

In the spring of 1915 when Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary he was named chief of the staff of the IV Army Corps then of the II Army Corps. He later assumed the duty of commander of the 48th Division, then he was named commander of two different Army Corps. After the Battle of Caporetto and the subsequent changes in Italian highest military positions he became a close adviser of Armando Diaz with the duty to maintain the relations with the other Triple Entente powers. April 1918 he was named commander of the

attack along the Piave River that took place three days later. After the armistice of Villa Giusti
Giardino’s 4th was disbanded.

Later life

Between 1923 and 1924 he was named governor of the free state of Fiume. In 1926 he was promoted to the rank of Marshal of Italy. He died in

Torino in 1935 and he is buried together with his soldiers in the war cemetery of Monte Grappa. A monument in his honor has been erected in Bassano del Grappa

References

  1. ^ Austro-Hungarian House of Cards I THE GREAT WAR Week 185, retrieved 2023-12-23
  2. ^ http://www.montegrappa.org/grande_guerra/giardino_gaetano.php a webpage dedicated to Marshal Giardino
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