Arturo Riccardi (October 30, 1878-December 20, 1966) was an Italian admiral during World War II, serving as the Ministry of Marine director general of personnel from 1935 to 1940 and Under Secretary of State of the Navy from 1941 until 1943. A specialist of aerial warfare, Riccardi frequently worked with senior German naval officers on the defense of the Italian peninsula. October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian... Air power redirects here, for electrical and mechanical energy supplied by air movement, see Wind power Aerial warfare is the use of military aircraft and other flying machines in warfare. ...

Early career

Born to Adolph Riccardi and Ifigenia Rasini Di Mortigliengo in Pavia, Italy (although other sources claim Saluzzo), Riccardi entered the Italian military academy becoming a successful career soldier. Seeing action with the Italian marines in the Boxer Rebellion in 1900-1901, the Far East campaign of 1905 and during World War I, Riccardi was awarded several medals for valor including the Medal of Bronze for Valor, China Campaign Medal (1900-1901), Gold Cross for seniority, Merit of War Cross, Medal of War (1915-1918), Unit of Italy memorial medal, inter-allied Medal of the Victoria, among others. Church San Michele in Pavia Pavia (the ancient Ticinum) (population 71,000) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. ... Saluzzo is a town in Cuneo province, Piedmont region. ... Combatants Eight-Nation Alliance (ordered by contribution): Japan Russia United Kingdom France United States Germany Italy Austria-Hungary Righteous Harmony Society Qing China Commanders Edward Seymour Alfred Gaselee Ci Xi Strength 20,000 initially 49,000 total Over 100,000 Casualties 230 foreigners, thousands of civilians Unknown This article is... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz...

Interwar years

Heading the Cabinet to the Ministry of Navy from February 6 until May 13, 1925, Riccardi was finally made an admiral on September 8, 1932 and, following his admission into the La Spezia (PNF) political party in 1934, won promotion to vice admiral on December 27, 1935. February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... La Spezia (Spèsa in the local dialect of Ligurian) is a city in the Liguria region of northern Italy, at the head of La Spezia Gulf, and capital city of the province of La Spezia. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Riccardi would go on to hold a series of positions including Chief executive officer official of the Case of Navy and Member of the permanent Commission for the lighting system and signaling of the coasts on August 12, as well as General manager of the staff and the military services to the Ministry of Navy on August 22, 1935, before becoming Ministry of Marine director general of personnel.

World War II

Riccardi's first major engagement took place at the Battle of Taranto on November 11-12, 1941. Combatants United Kingdom Italy Commanders Lumley Lyster Inigo Campioni Strength 21 bombers 6 battleships Casualties 2 bombers destroyed 1 battleship sunk 2 battleships damaged 1 cruiser damaged The naval Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11 November – 12 November 1840 during World War II. The Royal Navy... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...

Succeeding Admiral Domenico Cavagnari as chief of staff of the Italian Navy (in addition to his position as the Department of the Navy's Undersecretary of State) on December 11, 1940, Riccardi became de facto commander of the existing Ministries for wartime aviation and naval forces. Pre-unitarian navies of the Italian states Regia Marina - Royal Navy of the Kingdom of Italy (1861 - 1946) Marina Militare - Navy of the Italian Republic (1946 - today) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

Meeting with representatives of the Kriegsmarine, Riccardi led the Regia Marina delegation, along with Raffaele de Courten, Emilio Brenta and Carlo Giartosio during the Conference of Merano on February 13-14, 1941. The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...

Riccardi was forced to surrender both positions on July 25, following the downfall of Mussolini's fascist regime in the summer 1943. Under the Badoglio administration, Raffaele de Courten officially succeeded Riccardi as Naval Minister and, after 1945, the position came up in the new Ministry of Defense. July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ...

References

• Parrish, Thomas and S. L. A. Marshall, ed. The Simon and Schuster Encyclopedia of World War II, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978.

External links

• Scheda senatore RICCARDI Arturo (Italian)
• Arturo Riccardi (German)

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.