Antonio Scuero

Antonio Scuero (29 November 1885 – 25 July 1960) was an Italian general during World War II.

Biography

He was born in Carrù, province of Cuneo, on November 29, 1885, and after attending the Royal Military Academy of Modena, graduating on September 5, 1907 with the rank of second lieutenant, he participated in the Italo-Turkish War in 1911-1912. After Italy's entry into World War I, on May 24, 1915, he was assigned to the Alpini corps and fought on the Isonzo front, after which he became a staff officer. He was promoted to major in 1917 and by the end of the war he was decorated with a Bronze Medal of Military Valor (during the battle of Mount Ortigara), a War Cross for Military Valor and the title of Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy.

In 1921 he was sent to Eritrea, assigned to the 10th Battalion of the local Royal Corps of Colonial Troops, and was later transferred to the RCTC of Libya, where he participated in counter-guerrilla operations and was awarded a Silver Medal of Military Valor in 1924 and promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1926. Between August 1928 and October 1931, when he was promoted to colonel, he held the position of Chief of Staff of the Territorial Division of Novara, then assuming command of the 12th Infantry Regiment which he maintained until 1934, when he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Bologna Army Corps.

After the outbreak of the war with Ethiopia he took part in military operations as Chief of Staff of the Eritrean Army Corps, being awarded the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Savoy for his contribution to the conquest of Ethiopia. He was promoted to brigadier general on 1 July 1937 and given command of the "Monviso" Infantry Brigade, with headquarters in Cuneo. After having held the position of quartermaster-general of the 4th Army in 1938, in March 1940 he assumed command of the 59th Infantry Division Cagliari.