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Encyclopedia > Inigo Campioni

Inigo Campioni (November 14, 1878 - May 24, 1944) was an Italian admiral. November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...


He was born in Viareggio, Tuscany. He led several groups of the Regia Marina during World War II, reaching the grade of Ammiraglio di Squadra. Later he was appointed as governor of the Italian Dodecanesus, where he was at the Armistice between Italy and the Allies of 8 September 1943. Viareggio is a town in the province of Lucca situated on the coast of the Ligurian Sea in the north of Tuscany, Italy. ... Tuscany (Italian: ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... The Italian Regia Marina (literally: Royal Navy) dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead: 50,000,000 Military dead: 8,000,000 Civilian dead: 4,000,000 Total dead 12,000,000 World War II (abbreviated WWII), or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ... The Dodecanese (Greek: Δωδεκάνησα, Dodekánisa, Turkish: Onikiada, both meaning twelve islands; see also List of traditional Greek place names) are a group of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, off the southwest coast of Turkey. ... The Armistice with Italy is an armistice that occurred on September 8, 1943, during World War II. It was signed by Italy and the Allied armed forces, who were occupying the southern half of the country at the time. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...


After several uncertainties that favoured the German occupation, he refused to collaborate with the fascist government of the Italian Social Republic. Brought to Italy, he was condemned to death for High Treason by a Military Tribunal in Parma and shot in the May of 1944. War flag of the Italian Social Republic. ... Country Italy Region Emilia-Romagna Province Parma (PR) Mayor Elvio Ubaldi (since May 28, 2002) Elevation 55 m Area 260 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 175,789  - Density 676/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Parmigiani (Parmensi are called the provinces inhabitants) Dialing code... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...


He later received a Gold Medal for Valour in Battle.


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Personalità (982 words)
Rodi 1942, il Governatore amm.glio Campioni (a destra in primo piano) durante una cerimonia per l'assegnazione di medaglie agli aviatori del gruppo aerosiluratori di Buscaglia (132.o Gruppo).
Campioni rifiutò sdegnosamente il suggerimento del gen. Briganti di catturare Kleeeman quando quest’ultimo si recò al Castello.
Agli ammiragli Campioni e Mascherpa, figure di notevole spessore morale che sostennero il processo e la condanna a morte del regime di Salò con dignità ed onore, furono concesse le Medaglie d’oro al Valor Militare, le loro salme riposano al Sacrario militare di Bari.
ANPI - Inigo Campioni (336 words)
Nel novembre del 1941, l’ammiraglio Campioni, collocato in ausiliaria per raggiunti limiti di età, fu nominato Governatore delle Isole dell’Egeo e comandante di tutte le forze armate operanti in quel settore.
Questa la motivazione della ricompensa al valore dell’ammiraglio Campioni: “Governatore e comandante delle Forze Armate delle isole italiane dell’Egeo si trovava, nel cruciale periodo dell’armistizio, a capo di uno degli scacchieri più difficili, lontani e vulnerabili.
L’ammiraglio Campioni, con il contrammiraglio Luigi Mascherpa fucilato con lui, è ricordato a Parma da un monumento e da una lapide.
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