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In 1935, Gariboldi commanded an Italian division on the northern front during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. His division was part of the I Corps based in Eritrea. After Italy defeated Ethiopia in 1936, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Italian Somaliland were joined to form the colony of Italian East Africa. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Combatants Kingdom of Italy Ethiopian Empire Commanders Benito Mussolini Emilio De Bono Pietro Badoglio Rodolfo Graziani Haile Selassie Ras Imru Strength 800,000 combatants (only ~330,000 mobilized) ~250,000 combatants Casualties 10,000 killed1 (est. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Italian Somaliland was an Italian colony that lasted, apart from a brief interlude of British rule, from the late 19th century until 1960 in the territory of the modern-day East African nation of Somalia. ... Map of Italian East Africa Italian East Africa or Empire of Italian East Africa (Italian: Africa Orientale Italiana, AOI) was a short-lived (1936-1941) Italian colony in Africa consisting of Ethiopia (recently occupied after the Second Italo-Abyssinian War) and the colonies of Italian Somaliland and Eritrea. ...

From 1939 to 1941, Gariboldi commanded the Italian 5th Army and then the Italian 10th Army in Italian colony of Libya. In 1941, he was Governor-General of Libya. Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... The Italian Tenth Army consisted of ten divisions when it attacked Egypt on September 13, 1940. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Governor-General (or Governor General) is a term used both historically and currently to designate the appointed representative of a head of state or their government for a particular territory, historically in a colonial context, but no longer necessarily in that form. ...

From 1942 to 1943, Gariboldi commanded the Italian Army in Russia (Armata Italiana in Russia, or ARMIR) in the Soviet Union. Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Italian war in the Soviet Union, 1941-1943, began as part of Italys involvement in Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. ...

Gariboldi's son, Mario Gariboldi, followed his father in a military career.

Military offices held

• 1919 - Chief of Staff of the 77th Division
• 1926 - Commanding Officer of the 26th Regiment
• 1931 - Commanding Officer of the 5th Brigade
• 1935—1936 - Commander of the 30th Division in Sabauda, Ethiopia
• 1939 - 1941 - Commander of the 5th Army, North Africa
• 1941 - Commander of the 10th Army, North Africa
• 1942—1943 - Commander of ARMIR (8th Army)

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References

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.

External link

• Concise biography (in Italian)