Giacomo Carboni
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Giacomo Carboni | |
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![]() Carboni circa 1940 | |
Chief of the Servizio Informazioni Militare | |
In office 3 November 1939 – 20 September 1940 | |
Preceded by | Donato Tripiccione |
Succeeded by | Cesare Amè |
Military Governor of Corsica | |
In office 30 November 1942 – February 1943 | |
Preceded by | Umberto Mondino |
Succeeded by | Giovanni Magli |
Personal details | |
Born | Reggio Emilia, Kingdom of Italy | 29 April 1889
Died | 2 December 1973 Rome, Italy | (aged 84)
Political party | Italian Communist Party (post-WWII) |
Alma mater | Military Academy of Modena |
Profession | Military officer |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1912–1951 |
Rank | Army corps general |
Unit | 22nd Infantry Division "Cacciatori delle Alpi" 20th Infantry Division "Friuli" Motorized-Armored Army Corps SIM |
Battles/wars | |
Giacomo Carboni (29 April 1889 – 2 December 1973) was an Italian general who was the commander of Corpo d'armata motocorazzato deployed around Rome in the early days of September 1943.[1]
Life and career
Born in
From December 1941 until November 1942, he was commander of the
Role in 1943
In the eve of the
In the night of 7 September he hosted US general Maxwell D. Taylor and declared to the US counterpart his impossibility to defend Rome against the Germans due to the weakness of Italian forces. Despite the fact that the divisions in his command were the most modern and largely superior in numbers in the night of 8 September he did not attack the German forces and in the morning of the 9 September Carboni left his post as commander of the army corps and tried to reach the group around King Victor Emmanuel III and Pietro Badoglio. In the late hours of the 9 September he returned to Rome but his command was ineffective.
After the liberation of Rome he was under investigation for his role in the failed defence of Rome but was acquitted.[4]
References
- ^ "Carboni Giacomo, Lieutenant-General". Generals.dk. Steen Ammentorp.
- ^ Ciano's Diary, 1939-1943, 2 May 1939.
General Carboni, who has the reputation of being a deep student of military matters, today confirms the reports that our armament situation is disastrous. - ^ Ciano's Diary, 1939-1943, September 5, 1939.
General Carboni paints a very dark picture of our military preparedness, our meagre resources, disorganized command, demoralization among the masses. Perhaps he exaggerates, but there is some truth in it. - ^ Montanelli, Indro (1980). Storia d'Italia 1936-1943. Rcs Libri.