Giorgio LiuzziFrom Treccani website /ref> (1895–1983) was an Italian soldier that was named chief of the staff of Italian Army in 1954.
Biography
Born in
Vercelli
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, son of Italian army officer Guido Liuzzi, he was accepted to the
Modena Military Academy
The Military Academy of Modena ( it, Accademia militare di Modena) is a military university in Modena, northern Italy. Located in the Palazzo Ducale in the historic center of the city, it was the first such military institution to be created i ...
in 1913. In 1915, he was named sottotenente in the 1st Artillery regiment. Liuzzi was wounded twice during
World War I
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, and at the end of war he was a captain on the staff of the 27th Army Corps.
After the war, he was part of the Allied Military Commission in
Wien
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. Between World War I and
World War II
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, Liuzzi assumed different duties in the Regio Esercito. In 1938, as colonel in command of the "1st Celere Artillery Regiment", Liuzzi was the director of the military parade that took place during the visit of
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...
in
Rome
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. In the same year, Liuzzi, a Jew, was expelled from the army after the promulgation of the Leggi Razziali.
After some years in forced retirement, Liuzzi joined the new Italian Royal Army in 1943 and served as a liaison officer with the
British 8th Army
The Eighth Army was an Allied field army formation of the British Army during the Second World War, fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns. Units came from Australia, British India, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Free French Forces ...
.
In the post-war years, Liuzzi assumed many important duties and led the
Ariete Armored Brigade
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and the Granatieri di Sardegna division. In 1954 he was named commander of V army corps. Later in 1954, Liuzzi was named Chief of Staff of the Italian Army. Liuzzi left his post in 1959 and died in
Milan
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