Rodolfo Graziani
Rodolfo Graziani, 1st Marquis of Neghelli also known as the Butcher of Ethiopia or the Butcher of Fezzan, was an Italian military officer in the Kingdom of Italy's Royal Army, primarily noted for his campaigns in Africa before and during World War II. A dedicated and prominent member of the National Fascist Party, he was a key figure in the Italian military during the regime of Benito Mussolini.
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Background
- Born in
- Filettino
- Educated at
- Military Academy of Modena
- Awards
- 🏆 Sovereign Military Order of Malta🏆 Maurician medal🏆 Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Austrian War 1915-1918🏆 Order of St. Sylvester🏆 Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Turkish War 1911-1912
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Trending topics shown first"It's best that you know this immediately: I have never been a Fascist, but always a soldier who obeyed orders."
"Until face to face with the enemy, who inexorably advanced well protected toward sure prey, they cried with the last spark of life, "Long Live Italy!"
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1882
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Birth1955
Died
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