About Aminto Caretto
Lived 1893 – 1942 (aged 48). Aminto Caretto was an Italian military personnel.
Aminto Caretto (Crescentino, 7 October 1893 – Serafimovich, 5 August 1942) was an Italian Arditi and Bersaglieri officer, commander of the XXVI Arditi unit in World War I and of the 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment in World War II. He was mortally wounded on the Eastern Front during World War II and posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor.
Biography
He was born in Crescentino, province of Vercelli, on 7 October 1893, the third and last son of Giovanni Caretto and Emilia Fontana. After entering the Military Academy of Modena in 1912, in 1914 he became a lieutenant in the Bersaglieri Corps. He was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor.
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Who was Aminto Caretto?
Italian officer
When was Aminto Caretto born?
Aminto Caretto was born on 7 October 1893 in Crescentino.
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Aminto Caretto died on 5 August 1942 in Soviet Union.
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Aminto Caretto was a military personnel.
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Aminto Caretto was Italian.
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