Giovanni Vecchi was a general in the

Royal Italian Army The Royal Italian Army ( it, Regio Esercito, , Royal Army) was the land force of the Kingdom of Italy, established with the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. During the 19th century Italy started to unify into one country, and in 1861 Manfre ...

who commanded the

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during the

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in April 1941.

Biography

Vecchi fought in the

Italian-Turkish War The Italo-Turkish or Turco-Italian War ( tr, Trablusgarp Savaşı, "Tripolitanian War", it, Guerra di Libia, "War of Libya") was fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire from 29 September 1911, to 18 October 1912. As a result o ...

and in World War I.
Between 1 July 1937 and 9 June 1940, he commanded the

31st Infantry Division "Calabria" The 31st Infantry Division "Calabria" ( it, 31ª Divisione di fanteria "Calabria") was an infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Calabria was formed in Sassari and named for the region of Calabri ...

.
After the entry of Italy in World War II, he became commander of the

. With his Corps, he participated in the

and conquered

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. He was then charged with the occupation on Montenegro until 12 July 1942, when he was transferred to the reserve.
Between 5 December 1941 and 12 February 1943, he was Commander of the XXV Corps, which was stationed in Albania and carried out coastal defence and anti-partisan duties.
He retired and the left the army on 1 March 1943. Generals.dk
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