Gabriele Nasci (3 October 1887,

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– 12 April 1947) was a general of the Alpine Corps in the

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Biography

Gabriele Nasci fought in the First World War.
Between the two World Wars, he was commander of the

2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina" The 2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina" ( it, 2ª Divisione alpina "Tridentina") was a division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II, which specialized in mountain warfare. The Alpini that formed the divisions are a highly decorated and eli ...

(1935–38), the 36th Infantry Division "Forlì" (1939) and

52nd Infantry Division "Torino" The 52nd Infantry Division "Torino" ( it, 52ª Divisione di fanteria "Torino") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Torino was named after the city of Turin ( it, Torino) and classified as an auto-transporta ...

, becoming in 1939 Senior Commander of the Alpine Troops. During the Second World War, he participated in the Greek campaign in command of the XXVI Army Corps operating in the Macedonian sector. In April 1941, he led the Librazhd Sector during the World War II Axis

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., and afterwards became commander of the XVIII Army Corps, deployed in Dalmatia.
Between March 1942 and May 1943, he led the

Alpine Army Corps The Comando Truppe Alpine (Alpine Troops Command) or COMTA (formerly also COMALP) commands the Mountain Troops of the Italian Army, called ''Alpini'' (singular: ''Alpino'') and various support and training units. It is the successor to the ''4º ...

, under the Italian Army in Russia of General Italo Gariboldi, operating on the Eastern Front and was engaged in heavy fighting. After his return to Italy and the following

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, he allied himself with the Yugoslavian partisans.Generals.dk
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* Italian generals Italian military personnel of World War II 1887 births 1947 deaths {{Italy-mil-bio-stub