The following information provides a snapshot of the career of Riccardo PENTIMALLI GENERALE DI CORPO D’ARMATA.
Riccardo PENTIMALLI GENERALE DI CORPO D’ARMATA
Born: 29 February 1884 in Palmi
Died: 23 May 1953 in Venezia
Promotions:
Sottotenente: 28 Sep 1906
Tenente: 4 Aug 1909
Capitano: 14 Jan 1915
Maggiore:
Tenente colonnello: 13 Jun 1926
Colonnello: 26 Dec 1930 (sen.)
Generale di brigata: 9 Sep 1937
Generale di divisione: 31 May 1940
Generale di corpo d’armata: Aug 1943
Assignments:
9 Sep 1937 – 9 Sep 1938: assigned to Army Corps of Alessandria (I Borderguard Sector)
9 Sep 1938 – 31 Mar 1939: Deputy General Officer Commanding, 5th Infantry Division “Cosseria”
31 Mar 1939 – 30 Apr 1939: assigned to XIV Army Corps (Treviso)
30 Apr 1939 – 1 Feb 1940: Commander of Artillery, XIV Army Corps
1 Feb 1940 – 7 Jul 1941: General Officer Commanding, 32nd Infantry Division “Marche”
7 Jul 1941 – 13 Aug 1941: assigned to Ministry of War for Special Duties
13 Aug 1941 – 30 Aug 1943: General Officer Commanding, 151st InfantryDivision “Perugia”
30 Aug 1943 – 11 Sep 1943: General Officer Commanding, XIX Army Corps
27 Jan 1944: Retired
Awards & Decorations:
Commendatore dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia: 27 Oct 1935
Uffiziale dell’Ordine dei SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro: 21 Jan 1937
Uffiziale dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia
Cavaliere dell’Ordine dei SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro: 1 Jun 1919
Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia
Medaglia d’argento al valore militare: 1941
Notes:
Graduated from the Royal Military Academy of Artillery and Engineering in Torino. Condemned to 20 years imprisonment on 24 December 1944 for misconduct of the defence of Naples. Released on 27 December 1945 after the Court of Appeal quashed the judgement and ordered his immediate release. Died of cancer.
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/Riccardo_Pentimalli;
