47 Italian military personnel killed in World War II

The Massacre of Kos was a war crime perpetrated in early October 1943 by the Wehrmacht against Italian army PoWs on the Dodecanese island of Kos, then under Italian occupation. About a hundred Italian officers were shot on the commands of General Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller, after being considered traitors for resisting the German invasion of the island.

The Massacre of the Acqui Division, also known as the Cephalonia Massacre, was the mass execution of the men of the Italian 33rd Infantry Division Acqui by the Germans on the island of Cephalonia, Greece, in September 1943, following the Italian armistice during the Second World War. About 5,000 soldiers were massacred and others drowned.

Silvano Abbà was an Italian modern pentathlete who won a bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Abbà was a military man, who led the Italian Savoy Cavalry squadron in August 1942 at the Charge of the Savoia Cavalleria at Isbuscenskij near Stalingrad. Abbà was killed, along with 32 other riders who were killed by the Soviets. It is considered the last cavalry charge in military history and was won by the Italian Savoia Cavalleria regiment, led by colonel Alessandro Bettoni Cazzago.

Prince Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta was the third Duke of Aosta and a first cousin, once removed of the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III. During World War II, he was the Italian Viceroy of Italian East Africa.

Italo Balbo was an Italian fascist politician and Blackshirts' leader who served as Italy's Marshal of the Air Force, Governor-General of Libya and Commander-in-Chief of Italian North Africa. Balbo was described as the "heir apparent" to Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, often seen as one of his most probable successors.

Enrico Baroni was an Italian naval officer during World War II.

Carlo Bergamini was an Italian admiral.

Costantino Borsini was an Italian naval officer during World War II. He received the Gold Medal of Military Valor for his actions in command of the destroyer Francesco Nullo in the Attack on Convoy BN 7 in October 1940.

Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia was an Italian aviator, and one of the most famous Italian pilots of World War II.

Stefano Cagna was an Italian aviator, a Brigadier General of the Italian Royal Air Force, he fought in World War II and was decorated with the gold medal for valour in memory.

Inigo Campioni was an Italian naval officer during most of the first half of the 20th century. He served in four wars, and is best known as an admiral in the Italian Royal Navy during World War II. He was later executed by the Italian Social Republic for refusing to collaborate.

Stanislao Caraciotti was an Italian admiral during World War II.

Ugo de Carolis was a Brigadier-General and commander of the 52 Motorised Division Torino on the eastern front during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Carlo Cattaneo was an Italian admiral during World War II. He was killed in the Battle of Cape Matapan.

Giuseppe Cenni was an Italian officer and aviator. A Major in the Regia Aeronautica, he was a war hero of the Second World War and was awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor posthumously.

Pietro De Cristofaro was an Italian naval officer during World War II.

Adone Del Cima was an officer of Regia Marina, the first and only commander of the battleship Roma.

Arnaldo Dell'Ira was an Italian architect.

Giuseppe Di Bartolo was an Italian naval officer during World War II.

Erminio Dones was an Italian rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Unatù Endisciau was an Ethiopian soldier who served in the Italian Army during World War II. He was the only colonial subject to be awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor, which is Italy's highest award for bravery. Unatù served as a Muntaz in the LXXII Zaptié Corps.

Carlo Fecia di Cossato was an officer in the Regia Marina, in command of submarines and torpedo boats during World War II. He was credited with the confirmed sinking of 23 enemy ships. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and of the Gold Medal of Military Valor, the highest decoration of the Italian Armed Forces.

Leonardo Ferrulli was an ace of the Regia Aeronautica, and a recipient of the Medaglia d'Oro al Valor Militare. He was credited with 22 air victories, one during the Spanish Civil War and 21 during World War II. He shot down Hurricanes, P-40s, P-38 Lightnings, Spitfires and B-17s, flying Fiat C.R.42 biplanes and Macchi C.200/202 monoplanes. His unit was 91a Squadriglia, 10° Gruppo, from 4° Stormo, one of the top-scoring fighter units of Regia Aeronautica.

Lorenzo Gasparri was an Italian admiral during World War II.

Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia was an officer in the Italian Royal Navy, and was the highest-scoring Italian submarine captain of World War II.

Maurizio Giglio was an Italian soldier and policeman. In September 1943, during World War II, the Italian government concluded an armistice with the Allies. He thereafter transmitted military intelligence by radio from Rome about the Nazi forces there to the Allied forces advancing through southern Italy. In March 1944, he was captured, and was executed by the Nazis. He was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valour, a decoration which acknowledges deeds of outstanding gallantry. Places have been named, and memorials dedicated, in his honour.

Paolo Guadagnini (1908–1942) was a violin maker, the last member of the famous Guadagnini family of luthiers, who worked in Turin. He died as a soldier in the Second World War.

Pietro Koch was an Italian soldier and leader of the Banda Koch, a group notorious for its anti-partisan activity in the Republic of Salò.

Antonio Legnani was an Italian admiral during World War II.

Orlando Lorenzini was an Italian general during World War II.

Carlo Margottini was an Italian naval officer during World War II.

Saverio Marotta was an Italian naval officer during World War II known for his actions in command of the torpedo boat Perseo. Previously, he had been stationed on several cruisers during the Spanish civil war and early World War II starting as an ensign and working his way up to his final rank of Lieutenant Commander. After being put in command of the Perseo in August 1942 he took part in at least two actions of note against a numerically superior foe, the defence of the D'Annunzio, and the steamer Campobasso. He was wounded in action in the defence of the Campobasso, later drowning attempting to reboard his sinking vessel, he was awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor for his efforts in defending the Campobasso.

Giulio Martinat was a general in the Italian armed forces during World War II. He was killed leading his men in the Battle of Nikolayevka.

Federico Carlo Martinengo was an Italian flying ace, credited with five aerial victories, during World War I, and an Italian admiral during World War II.

Teresio Vittorio Martinoli, MOVM, was an Italian World War II fighter pilot in the Regia Aeronautica and in the Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force (ICBAF). During the war, he fought over Libya and Tunisia, in North Africa, on Malta, and was involved in the defence of the Italian mainland. Martinoli has been credited with 22 air victories and 14 shared destroyed in 276 sorties. Flying the Fiat C.R.42 biplane and Macchi C.202 and C.205 monoplanes, he shot down: a Gloster Gladiator, Bristol Blenheims, Hawker Hurricanes, Curtiss P-40s, Spitfires, a P-38 Lightning, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, and a Junkers Ju 52, the last after the Armistice of Cassibile.

Luigi Mascherpa was an Italian admiral during World War II. He led the Italian defense during the Battle of Leros and was later executed by the Italian Social Republic.

Bruno Mussolini was the son of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and Mussolini's wife Rachele. He was an experienced pilot and died in a flying accident.

Ettore Muti was an Italian aviator and Fascist politician. He was Party Secretary of the National Fascist Party from October 1939 until shortly after the entry of Italy into World War II on 10 June 1940.

Furio Niclot Doglio, MOVM was an Italian test pilot and World War II fighter pilot in the Regia Aeronautica. Doglio set nine world aviation records in the 1930s during his time as a test pilot. During the war, he claimed seven kills, flying FIAT G. 50s and Macchi C. 202s, establishing himself as one of Italy's aces. Doglio was killed in combat on 27 July 1942 during the Siege of Malta by George Beurling, who became Canada's top ace of the war. He was awarded a Medaglia d'oro al Valor Militare alla memoria.

Federico Ferrari Orsi was a general in the Royal Italian Army during World War II.

Pietro Pintor was an Italian general during World War II. Pintor was the uncle of the antifascist journalist Giaime Pintor.

Giuseppe Tellera was a general in the Italian Army during World War II.

Major Teseo Tesei was an Italian naval officer, who invented the human torpedo used by the Regia Marina during World War II.

Antonino Toscano was an Italian admiral during World War II. He was killed in the Battle of Cape Bon.

Major Adriano Visconti di Lampugnano was one of Italy's top flying aces of the Second World War, shooting down between 10 and 26 enemy aircraft. He was awarded with four Medaglia d'argento al Valor Militare and two Medaglia di Bronzo al Valor Militare "in action".

Licio Visintini was an Italian naval officer during World War II. Visintini was decorated for his operations against Allied shipping in Gibraltar during the Battle of the Mediterranean. His brother Mario Visintini was a famous flying ace; both were killed during the war.

Mario Visintini, MOVM, was an Italian military aircraft pilot, the first Regia Aeronautica ace of World War II. In recognition of his flying skill and meticulousness, Visintini was nicknamed cacciatore scientifico.