The following information provides a snapshot of the career of Armellini CHIAPPI GENERALE DI CORPO D’ARMATA.
Armellini CHIAPPI GENERALE DI CORPO D’ARMATA
Born: 2 July 1879 in Roma
Died: 4 November 1944 in Wöllstein Hospital
Promotions:
Sottotenente: 7 Sep 1903
Tenente: 21 Sep 1906
Capitano: 1915
Maggiore: 12 Apr 1917
Tenente colonnello: 21 Nov 1918
Colonnello: 5 Dec 1926
Generale di brigata: 16 Jan 1935
Generale di divisione: 9 Sep 1937
Generale di corpo d’armata: 19 Jan 1941
Assignments:
16 Jan 1935 – 21 Feb 1935: assigned to Army Corps of Torino for Special Duties
21 Feb 1935 – Jul 1935: Commanding Officer, 2nd Infantry Brigade
Jul 1935 – 1 Feb 1937: Deputy General Officer Commanding, Infantry Division “Sforzesca”
1 Feb 1937 – 15 Mar 1938: assigned to Inspectorate of Infantry
15 Mar 1938 – 15 Apr 1939: General Officer Commanding, Infantry Division “Peloritana”
15 Apr 1939 – 10 Jun 1940: General Officer Commanding, 29th Infantry Division “Piemonte”
10 Jun 1940 – 15 Jan 1941: assigned to XII Army Corps for Special Duties
15 Jan 1941 – 1943: General Officer Commanding, Firenze Territorial Defence Command
15 Jul 1943 – 8 Sep 1943: General Officer Commanding, II Army Corps
Awards & Decorations:
Grand’uffiziale dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia: 19 Dec 1940
Commendatore dell’Ordine dei SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro: 4 Feb 1942
Commendatore dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia: 21 Jan 1935
Uffiziale dell’Ordine dei SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro: 15 Jan 1938
Uffiziale dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia
Cavaliere dell’Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro: 28 Dec 1919
Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia
Medaglia d’argento al valor militare: 4 Nov 1944 (p)
Medaglia di bronzo al valor militare: 5 Jun 1910
Medaglia commemorativa della guerra 1915-1918
Medaglia a ricordo dell’Unità d’Italia
Medaglia interalleata della Vittoria
Medaglia Mauriziana al merito militare di dieci lustri: 20 Nov 1941
Notes:
Graduated from the Royal Military Academy of Infantry and Cavalry in Modena. Arrested by the Germans on 22 September 1943 in Florence, and transported to Poland to Offizierlager 64/Z at Schokken where he arrived on 1 October. Due to the hardships he suffered, he was hospitalized at the Wollstein infirmary on 14 August 1944 and died on the night of 4 November 1944. He was buried in the Salka cemetery, near the small church and the woods adjacent to the camp.
Sources:
Bollettino ufficiale delle nomine, promozioni e destinazioni negli ufficiali e sottufficiali del R. esercito italiano
e nel personale dell’amministrazione militare;
Annuario militare del Regno d’Italia;
http://augusto.agid.gov.it/gazzette/index;
Armellini Chiappi – Wikipedia
