Pietro Gazzera
Pietro Gazzera (11 December 1879 – 30 June 1953) was an officer in the
Italian Royal Army during World War II
, as well as a prewar Italian politician.
Gazzera was born in
Italian Front
.
In 1928, starting as the Under-Secretary in the Ministry of War, Gazzera was the Minister of War from 1929 to 1933.Galla-Sidamo in Italian East Africa.
General Gazzera commanded forces in the "Southern Sector" (the Galla and Sidamo area around
Auguste-Éduard Gilliaert
.
Command history
- Commanding Officer, Brigade Basilicata – 1926
- Commandant of War School – 1926
- General Officer Commanding, Division Genova – 1926 to 1928
- Under-Secretary Ministry of War – 1928 to 1929
- Minister of War – 1929 to 1933
- Governor of Galla and Sidamo – 1938 to 1941
- Member of the Commission for the Affairs of Italian Africa, Senate – 1939 to 1940
- General Officer Commanding, 24th Colonial Division – 1940 to 1941
- Acting Governor-General, Italian East Africa – 1941
- Prisoner of war – 1941 to 1943
- Commissioner for Prisoners of War – 1943 to 1945
See also
- East African Campaign
- Italian Governors of Galla-Sidama