Sebastiano Visconti Prasca
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Sebastiano Visconti Prasca (1883–1961) was an Italian
military officer. He led the initial offensive of the Greco-Italian War
, but was relieved of his command after two weeks for incompetence and substituted by General Ubaldo Soddu
. Sebastiano Visconti Prasca was a member of the noble
family of the House of Visconti
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
military officer. He led the initial offensive of the Greco-Italian War
Greco-Italian War
The Greco-Italian War was a conflict between Italy and Greece which lasted from 28 October 1940 to 23 April 1941. It marked the beginning of the Balkans Campaign of World War II...
, but was relieved of his command after two weeks for incompetence and substituted by General Ubaldo Soddu
Ubaldo Soddu
Ubaldo Soddu was an Italian military officer, who commanded the Italian Forces in the Greco-Italian War for a month.Soddu was born in Salerno. During the period of 1939-1940, Soddu was under-secretary at the Ministry of War...
. Sebastiano Visconti Prasca was a member of the noble
Nobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...
family of the House of Visconti
House of Visconti
Visconti is the family name of two important Italian noble dynasties of the Middle Ages. There are two distinct Visconti families: The first one in the Republic of Pisa in the mid twelfth century who achieved prominence first in Pisa, then in Sardinia where they became rulers of Gallura...
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