The following information provides a snapshot of the career of Vittorio SOGNO GENERALE DI CORPO D’ARMATA.
Vittorio SOGNO
GENERALE DI CORPO D’ARMATA
Born: 24 July 1885 in Spoleto
Died: 1 April 1971 in Roma
Promotions:
Sottotenente: 5 Sep 1904
Tenente: 8 Sep 1907
Capitano: 2 Oct 1913
Maggiore: 4 Jan 1917
Tenente colonnello: sen. 7 Oct 1917
Colonnello: 27 Nov 1927
Generale di brigata: 16 Jun 1935
Generale di divisione: 21 Nov 1937
Generale di corpo d’armata: 15 Apr 1942
Assignments:
1 Oct 1934 – 15 Apr 1936: Commander of Engineers, Army Corps of Firenze
15 Apr 1936 – 1 Sep 1936: Deputy General Officer Commanding, Infantry Division “Assietta II”
1 Sep 1936 – 15 Apr 1937: Commander of Engineers, Army Corps of Firenze
15 Apr 1937 – 25 May 1937: assigned to Ministry of War for Special Duties
25 May 1937 – 1 Dec 1937: Head of Department, General Staff
1 Dec 1937 – 10 Jan 1938: assigned to Ministry of War for Special Duties
10 Jan 1938 – 15 Sep 1939: General Officer Commanding, Infantry Division “Curtatone e Montanara” (20)
15 Sep 1939 – 1 Sep 1940: General Officer Commanding, 20th Infantry Division “Friuli”
1 Sep 1940 – 15 Apr 1941: General Officer Commanding, VII Army Corps
15 Apr 1941 – 11 May 1941: assigned to Ministry of War for Special Duties
11 May 1941 – 3 Nov 1941: General Officer Commanding, XVII Army Corps
3 Nov 1941 – 10 Jun 1942: General Officer Commanding, VII Army Corps
10 Jun 1942 – 8 May 1943: General Officer Commanding, XXX Army Corps
5 Jul 1943 – 1 Sep 1943: General Officer Commanding, II Army Corps
9 Sep 1943 – 19 Sep 1943: Commander-in-Chief, 9th Army
5 Jul 1944 – 20 Aug 1944: President, Supreme Military Tribunal
Awards & Decorations:
Grand’uffiziale dell’Ordine della Corona d‘Italia: 20 Jan 1938
Commendatore dell’Ordine dei SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro: 19 Dec 1940
Commendatore dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia
Uffiziale dell’Ordine dei SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro: 12 Apr 1934
Uffiziale dell’Ordine della Corona d‘Italia
Cavaliere dell’Ordine dei SS. Maurizio e Lazzaro: 24 Jul 1919
Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia: 4 Mar 1917
Croce al merito di Guerra: 29 Nov 1918
Army Distinguished Service Medal (USA): 9 Jul 1918
Notes:
Graduated from the Royal Military Academy of Artillery and Engineering in Torino.
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/Vittorio_Sogno;
