Frusci, Luigi
- Date of birth:
- January 16th, 1879 (Venosa, Italy)
- Date of death:
- 1949
- Nationality:
- Italian (1860-1946, Kingdom)
Biography
Military career:
1937-1938: 20th division "Friuli" (Spain)
September 16, 1938 - January 1, 1939: XX Corps (North Africa)
1940-1941: Army of Eritrea (East Africa)
1941: Taken prisoner of war by the British Army
Political career:
January 1, 1939 - May 19, 1941: Governor of Amara
June 2, 1940 - May 19, 1941: Governor of Eritrea
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Ordine Militare di Savoia -Officer
- Rank:
- Generale di Corpo d'Armata
- Awarded on:
- November 11th, 1938
- Rank:
- Generale di Corpo d'Armata
- Awarded on:
- May 5th, 1939
Commendatore dell'Ordine militare d'Italia
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generale di Corpo d'Armata
- Unit:
- Esercito coloniale Eritreo, Esercito Italiano
- Awarded on:
- May 13th, 1948
Sources
- - Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana
- Supplemento Ordinario alla Gazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d'Italia n.230 del 2 ottobre 1939, pag.34. - Goffredo Orlandi Contucci, A.O.I.- AFRICA ORIENTALE ITALIANA - La conquista dell'Impero nel ricordo del tenente Goffredo Orlandi Contucci
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