Riccardo Maraffa

Riccardo Marraffa
Chief of the Italian African Police
In office
January 1937  July 1943
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byQuirino Armellini
Personal details
Born(1890-12-20)20 December 1890
Biljana, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died11 December 1943(1943-12-11) (aged 52)
Dachau, Nazi Germany
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of Italy
Branch/service Royal Italian Army
Years of service1911–1937
RankColonel
Battles/wars

Riccardo Marraffa (20 December 1890 – 11 December 1943) was an Italian soldier and civil servant, founder of the Italian African Police, which he commanded from 1936 to 1943.