Luigi Mascherpa
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Luigi Mascherpa was an Italian admiral during World War II. He led the Italian defense during the Battle of Leros and was later executed by the Italian Social Republic.
Luigi Mascherpa
Inigo Campioni
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Inigo Campioni was an Italian naval officer during most of the first half of the 20th century. He served in four wars, and is best known as an admiral in the Italian Royal Navy during World War II. He
Luigi Mascherpa
…refused to flee. On 22 May 1944 Mascherpa was tried by a Fascist kangaroo court ("Tribunale Speciale per la Difesa dello Stato"), along with admiral Inigo Campioni (the governor of the Dodecanese), on charges of "treason" for having resisted the German invasion. While returning to jail during a pause in the trial…
Inigo Campioni