Teseo Tesei

Teseo Tesei
Born3 January 1909
Elba, Italy
Died26 July 1941(1941-07-26) (aged 32)
Malta
AllegianceItaly Italy
Service / branchRegia Marina (Italian Royal Navy)
Years of service?–1941
RankMajor
UnitDecima Flottiglia MAS
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsGold Medal for Military Honor (posthumous)

Teseo Tesei (3 January 1909 – 26 July 1941) was an Italian naval officer, who invented the human torpedo (called Maiale, Italian for "pig") used by the Regia Marina during World War II.


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