The following information provides a snapshot of the career of Carlo SPATOCCO GENERALE DI CORPO D’ARMATA.
Carlo SPATOCCO
GENERALE DI CORPO D’ARMATA
Born: 31 May 1883 in Chieti
Died: 28 January 1945 near Shelkow, Poland
Promotions:
Sottotenente: 5 Sep 1904
Tenente: 5 Sep 1907
Capitano:
Maggiore: 12 Apr 1917
Tenente colonnello: 21 Nov 1918
Colonnello: 9 Jun 1927
Generale di brigata: 16 Jun 1935
Generale di divisione: 1 Sep 1937
Generale di corpo d’armata: 1 Jul 1941
Assignments:
16 Jun 1935 – 1935: assigned to Ministry of War for Special Duties
1935 – 18 Jan 1936: Chief of Staff, I Special Army Corps East Africa
18 Jan 1936 – 11 Nov 1936: Commanding Officer, Infantry Brigade “Sila 1”
18 Jan 1936 – 11 Nov 1936: concurrently Deputy General Officer Commanding, Infantry Division “Sila 1”
1 Jan 1937 – 15 Feb 1937: assigned to Ministry of War for Special Duties
15 Feb 1937 – 1 Oct 1937: Director General, Personnel, Ministry of War
1 Oct 1937 – 26 Sep 1940: General Officer Commanding, Infantry Division “Cirene”
26 Sep 1940 – 20 Dec 1940: General Officer Commanding, XXI Army Corps
16 Mar 1941 – 15 Aug 1941: General Officer Commanding, Comando Campo Trincerato di Tripoli
15 Aug 1941 – 15 Oct 1941: General Officer Commanding, Fortified Command of Tripoli
15 Oct 1941 – 20 Nov 1941: assigned to Ministry of War for Special Duties
20 Nov 1941 – 29 Nov 1941: assigned to High Command of Armed Forces of Albania
29 Nov 1941 – 8 Sep 1943: General Officer Commanding, IV Army Corps
Awards & Decorations:
Cavaliere dell’Ordine militare di Savoia: 24 Aug 1936
Grand’uffiziale dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia: 19 Dec 1940
Commendatore dell’Ordine dei SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro: 11 Jan 1943
Commendatore dell’Ordine Coloniale della Stella d‘Italia: 3 Dec 1931
Commendatore dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia: 28 Feb 1935
Uffiziale dell’Ordine dei SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro: 1 Jun 1930
Uffiziale dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia: 4 Nov 1922
Cavaliere dell’Ordine dei SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro: 24 Jul 1919
Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia
Medaglia d’argento al valor militare
Medaglia di bronzo al valor militare (x2)
Notes:
German prisoner of war from 21 September 1943. Interned in Poland in the 64/Z concentration camp of Schokken. In January 1945 he was evacuated from Schokken along with numerous high-ranking Italian officers following the advance of the Red Army. Exhausted from the long march, he was killed by an SS soldier on January 28, 1945.
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;
https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Spatocco;
