Guido Romanelli

Guido Romanelli (Siena, 1876 – S. Vito al Tagliamento, 1973) was an Italian army officer.

His activities brought him the recognition and devotion of the Hungarian people. Following advance of the Romanian forces toward the Hungarian capital, Romanelli guaranteed and managed the escape from the country of some of the major leaders of the regime and their families, acting as mediator between the foreign occupying forces and the new Government after the occupation of Budapest. For his activities, in 1922 he was awarded with the Hungarian Decoration of the Sword of Honour. In subsequent years, Romanelli served as Consul of Italy in Spain and President of the Italian-Hungarian Commercial Bank.