Armando Diaz
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Armando Diaz, 1st Duke della Vittoria, was an Italian general and a Marshal of Italy. He is mostly known for his role as Chief of Staff of the Regio Esercito during World War I from November 1917. He
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General Armando Diaz 60th birthday – signed drawings by Manuel Rosenberg for the Cincinnati Post, 6 Dec., 1921
Luigi Cadorna
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Luigi Cadorna, was an Italian general, Marshal of Italy and Count, most famous for being the Chief of Staff of the Italian Army from 1914 until late 1917 during World War I. He commanded the Italian a
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…was injured at Zanzur in 1912. On the outbreak of World War I, Diaz was assigned to the high command as head of the unit's operations, under General Luigi Cadorna. Promoted to two-star general in June 1916, he assumed the command of the 49th division and then the 23rd Army Corps. The Battle of Caporetto, in October…
Cadorna in 1917
General Cadorna visiting British batteries during World War I.
General Cadorna visiting Italian troops before the Second Battle of the Isonzo.