Antonio Marceglia (28 July 1915,

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– 13 July 1992,

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) was a captain in the Naval Engineers during World War II. A municipal swimming pool at 245 via Sandro Gallo in

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is named after him.

Life

Marceglia incumbent in 1933 as an

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in the naval engineers. In 1938, he graduated from the

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and became a Sottotenente. On 10 June 1940 (the day Italy declared war on the United Kingdom) he joined the submarine ''Ruggero Settimo'', in which he took part in three missions in the Mediterranean. In October that year he joined the ''Gruppo Mezzi d'Assalto'', and after spending his time training on the River

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, he took part in two missions against the

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base in

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on 26 May and 20 September 1941. He also joined the Raid on Alexandria on 19 December 1941, which seriously damaged the battleships ''Valiant'' and ''Queen Elizabeth'', the tanker ''Sagona'' and the destroyer ''Jervis''. Marceglia was captured during the operation and held in POW camps in

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and India. He returned to Italy in February 1944 following her surrender to the Allies and joined the Mariassalto unit fighting alongside the Allies. He requested leave and in December 1945 became an lieutenant colonel commanding a naval shipyard in Venice. He later became a member of the Consiglio Superiore of the

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under the governorship of

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. His death was reported in the Italian newspapers and also in ''

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'', which ran a long obituary for his noble effort, unparalleled devotion for nation and uncompromising attitude."Times" onora Marceglia. L' autorevole quotidiano "The Times" dedica un necrologio d 4 colonne corredato di fotografia all' ex nemico ufficiale della marina militare italiana Antonio Marceglia
from the "Corriere della Sera" online archive, 18 July 1992 - URL accessed 21 January 2015

References

External links

Motivazione della Medaglia d'Oro e cenni sulla carriera
on the Marina Militare Italiana - URL verified 21 January 2015
Motivazione della Medaglia d'Oro al Valor Militare
on the official site of the Presidenza della Repubblica Italiana - URL verified 21 January 2015
''Genio Navale''
on the official site of the Marina Militare Italiana
''Addio all' eroe di Alessandria Antonio Marceglia. Nel dicembre 1941 affondo' la " Queen Elizabeth " al largo delle coste egiziane. In carcere assieme a Durand de la Penne, autore dell' impresa contro la corazzata "Valiant" ''
from the "Corriere della Sera" online archive, 15 July 1992 - URL accessed 21 January 2015 * Antonio Pannullo
''Ricordo di Antonio Marceglia, il marò che mise in ginocchio l'Inghilterra''
in «Il Secolo d'Italia» online, 13 July 2015 - URL accessed 21 January 2015
''"Times" onora Marceglia. L' autorevole quotidiano "The Times" dedica un necrologio d 4 colonne corredato di fotografia all' ex nemico ufficiale della marina militare italiana Antonio Marceglia''
from the online archive of the Corriere della Sera», 18 July 1992 - URL accessed 21 January 2015 {{DEFAULTSORT:Marceglia, Antonio 1915 births 1992 deaths Regia Marina personnel of World War II People from Piran