The following information provides a snapshot of the career of Conte Curio Barbasetti Di Prun: Generale Di Corpo D’Armata.
Generale Di Corpo D’Armata Conte Curio Barbasetti Di Prun
Born: 12 May 1885 in Orsara
Died: 4 December 1953
Promotions
Sottotenente: 27 Jul 1905
Tenente: 8 Sep 1907
Capitano: 30 Jun 1914
Maggiore: 7 Dec 1916
Tenente colonnello: 7 Oct 1917
Colonnello: 20 Jul 1928
Generale di brigata: 1 Jan 1936
Generale di divisione: 21 Jul 1938
Generale di corpo d’armata: 1 Jan 1942
Assignments
1 Feb 1935 – Jul 1935: Chief of Staff, Army Corps of Verona
Jul 1935 – 1 Oct 1935: Chief of Staff, Army Corps of Bolzano
1 Oct 1935 – 16 Dec 1935: assigned to Army Corps of Bolzano
16 Dec 1935 – 1936: assigned to Ministry of War for Special Duties (Military Attaché to Paris)
1936 – 1 Jul 1937: Commanding Officer, Mechanised Infantry Brigade
1 Jul 1937 – 9 Sep 1937: Deputy General Officer Commanding, Infantry Division Cosseria
9 Sep 1937 – 6 Sep 1939: Commandant, Superior Institute of War
7 Sep 1939 – 1 Sep 1940: General Officer Commanding, 1st Infantry Division Superga
1 Sep 1940 – 1 Mar 1942: General Officer Commanding, I Army Corps
1 Mar 1942 – 16 Aug 1942: Chief of Staff, High Command of North Africa
16 Aug 1942 – 16 Nov 1942: Head of the Delegation of the Italian Military High Command in North Africa
1943 – 13 Jul 1943: General Officer Commanding, XIV Army Corps
13 Jul 1943 – 10 Sep 1943: Governor of Montenegro
Awards & Decorations
Commendatore dell’Ordine Militare di Savoia: 15 Apr 1943
Ufficiale dell’Ordine Militare di Savoia: 21 May 1941
Cavaliere dell’Ordine Militare di Savoia: 15 Nov 1918
Grande ufficiale dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia: 21 Feb 1935
Ufficiale dell’Ordine dei SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro: 16 Apr 1925
Cavaliere dell’Ordine dei SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro: 25 Jul 1918
Croce al merito di guerra
Medaglia commemorativa della guerra italo-austriaca 1915 – 18 (4 anni di campagna)
Medaglia commemorativa dell’Unità d’Italia
Medaglia commemorativa italiana della vittoria
Croce commemorativa della 1ª Armata
Additional Notes
Graduated from the Royal Military Academy of Artillery and Engineering in Torino. German prisoner of war from 10 September 1943 – 1945, when he was liberated by the Russians, but was detained in Ukraine until October 1945, when he was allowed to return to Italy.
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;
Augusto;
BOLLETTINO DELL’ARCHIVIO DELL’UFFICIO STORICO N.II-3 e 4 2002
