Guido Romanelli
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Guido Romanelli was an Italian army officer.
At the end of the First World War, Colonel Guido Romanelli became chef of the Italian Military Mission to Hungary
from May to November 1919. At this time he was the only official representative of the Entente in Budapest
and he intervened forcefully against the reprisals of the revolutionary government of Béla Kun
, intervening to save the lives of cadets of the military
academy of Lodovika who rebelled against the Bolshevik regime. 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.
Guido Romanelli
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At the end of the First World War, Colonel Guido Romanelli became chef of the Italian Military Mission to Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
from May to November 1919. At this time he was the only official representative of the Entente in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
and he intervened forcefully against the reprisals of the revolutionary government of Béla Kun
Béla Kun
Béla Kun , born Béla Kohn, was a Hungarian Communist politician and a Bolshevik Revolutionary who led the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919.- Early life :...
, intervening to save the lives of cadets of the military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
academy of Lodovika who rebelled against the Bolshevik regime. His activities brought him the recognition and devotion of the Hungarian people. Following advance of the Romanian
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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.
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http://www.gasparieditore.it/l-impossibile-missione-di-romanelli.html
Un ufficiale italiano nell’Ungheria della Rivoluzione