biography
pronunciation:
[deeaz]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1861–1928)
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| biography:
| Military leader, born in Naples, Campania, SW Italy. In charge of operations at the outbreak of World War 1, he replaced Luigi Cadorna as chief-of-staff after the Caporetto defeat in November 1917. He reorganized the army and was responsible for the victorious Vittorio Veneto offensive in 1918. He became a senator from 1918, then war minister (1922–4), and was made marshal of Italy in 1924. |
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