Giotto Maraghini
Giotto Maraghini | |
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| Born | 16 November 1882 Sanremo, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 10 April 1946 (aged 63) Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Italy |
| Service/ | Regia Marina |
| Years of service | 1902-1945 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Volturno (gunboat) Atropo (submarine) H 7 (submarine) Sebastiano Veniero (submarine) Luigi Galvani (submarine) Des Geneys (submarine) Gorizia (heavy cruiser) Brindisi Naval Fortress Area Submarine Fleet C-in-C 3rd Cruiser Division 8th Cruiser Division Naval Department of La Spezia |
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Giotto Maraghini (16 November 1882 – 10 April 1946) was an Italian admiral during World War II.
Biography
He was born in
War Cross for Military Valor for distinguishing himself in command of a landing company in Tobruk and Derna.[1]
During the
First World War he served on submarines; he began the war as executive officer aboard the Atropo, of which he later assumed command, sinking on 4 June 1916 the Austro-Hungarian steamer Albanien. He was later given command of a more modern submarine, H 7, being promoted to lieutenant commander in 1918; by the end of the war he had been awarded two Silver Medals of Military Valor and a War Merit Cross. He continued to serve on submarines even after the war, commanding Sebastiano Veniero and Luigi Galvani, until 1923, when he was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the command-in-chief of the Fleet, embarking on the battleship Conte di Cavour.[2][3][4][5][1][6]
In 1924 he was promoted to commander; he was later sent to Monfalcone to follow the outfitting of the new Pisani-class submarines (commanding the Des Geneys in the summer of 1929), and between 1929 and 1931 he held the position of Chief of Staff of the submarine fleet command. In 1930 he was promoted to captain and in 1930 he assumed command of the heavy cruiser Gorizia. In 1932-1933 he served as chief of staff of the 2nd Naval Division, after which he was in command of the defence of the La Spezia Naval Base and then of the Brindisi Naval Fortress Area.[1]
He was promoted to
naval attaché in Berlin 1940-1941, and after promotion to admiral in 1941 he was president of the Superior Council of the Navy and of the coordination committee of technical projects. On 15 April 1943 he became Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Department of La Spezia.[1][7][8][9]
After the proclamation of the
tug, and two motor torpedo boats
) were thus scuttled before German forces occupied La Spezia on 10 September.
Maraghini evaded capture and remained in hiding in German-controlled territory until 4 June 1944, when he presented himself in Rome at the Ministry of the Navy and was assigned to the Cabinet of the Minister, where he remained available until 16 November 1945 when he retired from active service due to having reached age limits. He died in Rome on 10 April 1946.[1][10][11][12][13]
References
- ^ a b c d e Paolo Alberini, Franco Prosperini, Dizionario Biografico Uomini della Marina 1861-1946, p. 325
- ^ "Regio Sommergibile Atropo". Grupsom.com. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "Atropo - Marina Militare".
- ^ "P.fo Albanien". DIR Italia.it. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ISBN 9788858144657. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "Sommergibili classe H5 - H6 - H7 -H8". Grupsom.com. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ Ninno, Fabio De. "Costruire la tradizione navale".
- ^ "L'Italia in Guerra Il Terzo Anno-1942 - Parte Seconda by Biblioteca Militare". Issuu. 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ISBN 9781848321052. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ Charles D. Pettibone, The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II Volume VI Italy and France Including the Neutral Countries of San Marino, Vatican City (Holy See), Andorra, and Monaco, p. 40
- ^ https://www.marina.difesa.it/media-cultura/editoria/bollettino/Documents/marzo_dicembre_2015.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Veronesi), Mario (5 October 2017). "I sommergibili atlantici di Betasom - Difesa Online". Difesa Online (in Italian). Difesaonline.it. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ http://www.societaitalianastoriamilitare.org/COLLANA%20SISM/Mattesini,%208%20settembre%20il%20dramma%20della%20flotta%20italiana.pdf [bare URL PDF]