About Gino Ficalbi
Lived 1891 – 1973 (aged 81–82). Gino Ficalbi was a military personnel and military leader.
Gino Ficalbi (21 April 1891 – 1973) was an Italian general during World War II.
Biography
He was born in 1891 and after enlisting in the Royal Italian Army, fought in World War I as a captain in the 8th Infantry Regiment, being wounded in action and awarded a Silver Medal of Military Valor during the fighting on the Bainsizza plateau in October 1917. In 1936 he was promoted to colonel and made commander of the 27th Infantry Regiment "Pavia".
In July 1943 the Division was destroyed during the Allied invasion of Sicily, and on 24 July Ficalbi was captured and taken to the Wilton Park Estate, England, where he was held as a prisoner of war until October 1944. He was then released and returned to service within the Italian Co-belligerent Army, becoming deputy commander of the Territorial Military Command of Florence.
He died in 1973.
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Gino Ficalbi was born on 21 April 1891.
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Gino Ficalbi died in 1973.
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