Enrico Caviglia | |
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Born | Finalmarina, Italy | 4 May 1862
Died | 22 March 1945 Finale Ligure, Italy | (aged 82)
Allegiance | Kingdom of Italy |
Service | Royal Italian Army |
Years of service | 1880–1926; 1943 |
Rank | Marshal of Italy |
Commands | 29th Division XXIV Corps VIII Corps X Corps 8th Army |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Order of the Most Holy Annunciation Military Order of Savoy Silver Medal of Military Valor Order of the Bath (Honorary) |
Enrico Caviglia KCB (4 May 1862 – 22 March 1945) was a distinguished officer in the Italian Army. Victorious on the bloody battlefields of the Great War, notably the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, he rose in time to the highest rank in his country, Marshal of Italy; he was also a Senator of the kingdom.