Enrico Millo (12 February 1865 – 14 June 1930) was an Italian admiral and politician. As a military commander, he led the raid against the Ottoman Navy in the Dardanelles.http://www.marina.difesa.it/palazzo/personaggi/millo.asp, Italian Navy website page dedicated to Enrico Millo, 2008

Life

Born in Chiavari, Province of Genoa, he was named guardiamarina in 1884. He participated as a navy officer in the campaigns of Kingdom of Italy, Italy in the Horn of Africa, and with the rank of Capitano di Vascello he led the raid of 5 Italian torpedo boats against the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman fleet on 18 July 1912 during the Italo-Turkish War. After the expedition, Millo was named a Senate of the Kingdom of Italy, senator by king Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III; later he was minister for the navy in the fourth government cabinet headed by Giovanni Giolitti, Giolitti and in the first headed by Antonio Salandra, Salandra. During World War I he held a command post in the Regia Marina. After World War I he was named governor of Dalmatia.A. Rossi. ''The Rise of Italian Fascism: 1918–1922''. New York, New York, USA: Routledge, 2010. P. 47. From 1923 to 1925 he held a managerial position in the company that owned the harbour of Naples. He died in Rome in 1930.

Ships

A submarine in the Cagni class, ''Cagni'' class was named after him during World War II.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Millo, Enrico 1865 births 1930 deaths People from Chiavari Regia Marina personnel Italian military personnel of World War I Italian admirals Italian politicians Italian military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War