Armando Tallarigo, Baron of Zagarise and Sersale (14 August 1864 in Catanzaro – 22 April 1952 in Rome) was an Italian soldier and politician.

Biography

The eldest son of Baron Francesco, mayor of

Sersale Sersale is a ''comune'' in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. As of 2013, Sersale had an estimated population of 4,701. Sersale was founded in 1620. It was named after a baron named Francesco Sersale who owned a large amoun ...

, and Barbara Greco, he belonged to a noble and wealthy family from the small town in the Presila district of Catanzaro. His paternal ancestors included the archpriest Francesco Maria, who had courageously saved Sersale from destruction during the Napoleonic period, while on his mother's side Antonio Greco had been one of the first and most active Calabrian opponents of the Bourbon regime. The family's clear Risorgimento faith was later reflected in the names of Armando Tallarigo's brother and sister, Garibaldi and Italia. After probably following his primary studies with monks of the Benedictine Order, he was admitted to the Military College of the Nunziatella in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

in 1878, where he met his later brotherly friend Alfredo Taranto and graduated first in his course. Admitted to the Artillery academy in 1882, he was second lieutenant in the General Staff two years later and took part in the Libyan campaign, from which he returned with a bronze medal for military valour earned in the

Battle of Zanzur The Battles of Zanzur or Battles of Janzur, were a series of battles that took place in 1911-1912 at Zanzur oasis, near Tripoli during the Italo-Turkish War. During the battles, the Italians unsuccessfully attacked the Turkish-Arab stronghold l ...

. He then took part in the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

in command of the 152nd Infantry Battalion (

Sassari Brigade Sassari (, ; sdc, Sàssari ; sc, Tàtari, ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 127,525 inhabitants, and a Functional Urban Area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, ...

), where he distinguished himself in the advance at Castel Gomberto and earned a silver medal for being wounded at Casara Zebio. In 1917, promoted to brigadier general, he led the Sassari on the Bainsizza plateau to conquer 865 and 862 peaks. After the war he held command of the military division in

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and the War School in

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. Retired in 1930, he was appointed

senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

for life in 1934 and was removed from office by a sentence of the High Court of Justice for Sanctions against

Fascism Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology and movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and political and cultural liberalism, a belief in natural social hierarchy an ...

on 5 December 1944.

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