Giacomo Appiotti
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Giacomo Appiotti was Lieutenant General of the Italian Army
during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
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He was the commanding officer of the 12th Brigade from 1929 to 1933. In 1935 he was the general commanding the 3rd Black Shirt Division XXI Aprile in Ethiopia
during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
. He served as a member of the Commission of Affairs of Italian Africa, of the Italian Senate from 1939 to 1943 during World War II
. In 1943 he was President of the Administration Council of the Military Union.
Italian Army
The Italian Army is the ground defence force of the Italian Armed Forces. It is all-volunteer force of active-duty personnel, numbering 108,355 in 2010. Its best-known combat vehicles are the Dardo infantry fighting vehicle, the Centauro tank destroyer and the Ariete tank, and among its aircraft...
during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
Second Italo-Abyssinian War
The Second Italo–Abyssinian War was a colonial war that started in October 1935 and ended in May 1936. The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire...
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He was the commanding officer of the 12th Brigade from 1929 to 1933. In 1935 he was the general commanding the 3rd Black Shirt Division XXI Aprile in Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
Second Italo-Abyssinian War
The Second Italo–Abyssinian War was a colonial war that started in October 1935 and ended in May 1936. The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire...
. He served as a member of the Commission of Affairs of Italian Africa, of the Italian Senate from 1939 to 1943 during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. In 1943 he was President of the Administration Council of the Military Union.