Giuseppe De Stefanis

Giuseppe De Stefanis
Giuseppe De Stefanis
Chief of Staff of the Royal Italian Army
	In office; 19 May 1943 – 31 May 1943
Preceded by	Ezio Rosi
Succeeded by	Mario Roatta
Personal details
Born	20 December 1885; La Spezia, Kingdom of Italy
Died	11 December 1965 (aged 79); Rome, Italy
Awards	Bronze Medal of Military Valour; ; Military Order of Savoy; Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus; Order of Merit of the Italian Republic;
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Branch/service	Royal Italian Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	8th Field Artillery Regiment; 24th Infantry Division Pinerolo; 102nd Motorised Division Trento; 132nd Armoured Division Ariete; XX Motorized Corps; Army Chief of Staff; LI Corps
Battles/wars	World War I; Battles of the Isonzo; ; World War II Greco-Italian War; Siege of Tobruk; Operation Crusader; Battle of Gazala; Battle of Bir Hakeim; Axis capture of Tobruk; Battle of Mersa Matruh; First Battle of El Alamein; Battle of Alam Halfa; Second Battle of El Alamein; Battle of El Agheila; ;

Giuseppe De Stefanis (La Spezia, 20 December 1885 – Rome, 11 December 1965) was an Italian general during World War II.

Giuseppe De Stefanis


Chief of Staff of the Royal Italian Army
In office 19 May 1943 – 31 May 1943
Preceded by	Ezio Rosi
Succeeded by	Mario Roatta

Personal details
Born	(1885-12-20)20 December 1885 La Spezia, Kingdom of Italy
Died	11 December 1965(1965-12-11) (aged 79) Rome, Italy
Awards	Bronze Medal of Military Valour Military Order of Savoy Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Branch/service	Royal Italian Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	8th Field Artillery Regiment 24th Infantry Division Pinerolo 102nd Motorised Division Trento 132nd Armoured Division Ariete XX Motorized Corps Army Chief of Staff LI Corps
Battles/wars	World War I Battles of the Isonzo World War II Greco-Italian War Siege of Tobruk Operation Crusader Battle of Gazala Battle of Bir Hakeim Axis capture of Tobruk Battle of Mersa Matruh First Battle of El Alamein Battle of Alam Halfa Second Battle of El Alamein Battle of El Agheila