The following information provides a snapshot of the career of Renato COTURRI GENERALE DI CORPO D’ARMATA.

Renato COTURRI GENERALE DI CORPO D’ARMATA
Born: 27 February 1883 in Genova
Died: 6 May 1951
Promotions:
Sottotenente: 5 Sep 1904
Tenente: 5 Sep 1907
Capitano: 4 Jan 1914
Maggiore: 4 Jan 1917
Tenente colonnello: 8 Dec 1918
Colonnello: 2 Jan 1928
Generale di brigata: 1 Jun 1936
Generale di divisione: 17 Aug 1939
Generale di corpo d’armata: 1 Jan 1942
Career:
1 Jul 1935 – Jul 1936: Commanding Officer, 4th Infantry Brigade
Jul 1936 – 9 Sep 1937: Deputy General Officer Commanding, Infantry Division of Monviso
9 Sep 1937 – 1 Sep 1938: assigned to Army Corps of Milano for Special Duties
1 Sep 1938 – 15 Dec 1938: Commanding Officer, Frontier Guards, Army Corps of Milano
15 Dec 1938 – 10 May 1939: General Officer Commanding, Infantry Division Acqui
10 May 1939 – 1 Jan 1942: General Officer Commanding, 54th Infantry Division Napoli
1 Jan 1942 – 18 Feb 1942: General Officer Commanding, XX Army Corps
18 Feb 1942 – 9 Jan 1943: General Officer Commanding, V Army Corps
9 Jan 1943 – Sep 1943: General Officer Commanding, Territorial Defence of Treviso
7 Feb 1943: Transferred to the reserve, retaining command
Awards & Decorations:
Grand’uffiziale dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia: 26 May 1942
Commendatore dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia: 24 Apr 1935
Uffiziale dell’Ordine dei SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro: 15 Jan 1940
Uffiziale dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia: 25 Oct 1932
Cavaliere dell’Ordine dei SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro: 1 Jun 1930
Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia
Medaglia d’argento al valor militare
Medaglia di bronzo al valor militare (x3)
Notes:
Graduated from the Royal Military Academy of Infantry and Cavalry in Modena. After the armistice of 8 September 1943 he was arrested by the Germans and taken to the Camp 64/Z Schokken in Poland , where he joined the Italian Social Republic and took on the task of recruiting Italian soldiers interned at the various concentration camps in Germany.
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.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renato_Coturri;