The following information provides a snapshot of the career of Eduardo GIORDANO GENERALE DI CORPO D’ARMATA.
Eduardo GIORDANO GENERALE DI CORPO D’ARMATA
Born: 11 March 1881 in Salerno
Died: 17 February 1956
Promotions:
Sottotenente: 5 Sep 1904
Tenente: 5 Sep 1907
Capitano: 14 Jan 1915
Maggiore: 13 Feb 1916
Tenente colonnello: 1918
Colonnello: 30 Oct 1930 (sen. 27 Jul 1930)
Generale di brigata: 1 Jan 1937
Generale di divisione: 17 Aug 1939
Generale di corpo d’armata: 11 Mar 1943
Assignments:
1 Jan 1937 – 1938: at disposition of the Ministry for the Colonies
1938 – 16 Apr 1939: attached to the Ministry of Italian Africa
16 Apr 1939 – 5 Sep 1939: assigned to Army Corps of Torino for Special Duties
5 Sep 1939 – 10 Jun 1940: at disposition of the Chief of the General Staff of the Army
10 Jun 1940 – 23 Jul 1940: assigned to I Army Corps for Special Duties
23 Jul 1940 – 5 Aug 1940: Commandant of Bengazi Base
5 Aug 1940 -29 Oct 1940: Intendant, Armed Forces High Command of North Africa
29 Oct 1940 – 20 Jul 1941: Director of Port Services, Tripoli
29 Oct 1940 – 8 Aug 1941: concurrently President, Military Tribunal of Armed Forces High Command of
North Africa
8 Aug 1941 – 23 Nov 1941: Director of Port Services, Tripoli
23 Nov 1941 – 1 Jan 1942: General Officer Commanding, Eastern Tripolitania
1 Jan 1942 – 6 Mar 1942: assigned to Tripolitania Defence Command for Special Duties
6 Mar 1942 – 1 Jun 1942: assigned to I Army Corps for Special Duties
1 Jun 1942 – 1943: General Officer Commanding, Territorial Defence Command of Alessandria
Awards & Decorations:
Cavaliere dell’Ordine militare di Savoia: 5 Dec 1938
Commendatore dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia: 24 Apr 1935
Uffiziale dell’Ordine dei SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro: 1 Jun 1940
Uffiziale dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia: 10 Nov 1932
Cavaliere dell’Ordine dei SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro: 21 Jan 1923
Cavaliere dell’Ordine coloniale della Stella d‘Italia: 16 Jul 1936
Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia
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;
