Gianfranco Gazzana-Priaroggia
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Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia | |
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North Atlantic | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Italy |
| Service/ | Regia Marina (Navy) |
| Rank | Capitano di corvetta |
| Commands held | Archimede Leonardo da Vinci |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Medaglia d'oro al valor militare (23 May 1943) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (26 May 1943) |
Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia (30 August 1912 – 23 May 1943) was an officer in the
World War II
During the war, Gazzana-Priaroggia served on several submarines, most famously on the
On 23 May 1943, Gazzana-Priaroggia, returning from his last successful patrol (for which he had earned a battlefield promotion to the rank of Capitano di corvetta), died alongside his crew when the Leonardo da Vinci was sunk by the destroyer HMS Active and the frigate HMS Ness west of Cape Finisterre. He was posthumously awarded the Medaglia d'oro al valor militare and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Legacy
Two submarines have been named after him. The
References
Citations
- ^ Blair p.740
- ISBN 1-55750-263-3.
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-304-35260-8
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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