Robert Noss Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Found this photo on german Ebay and as nobody seemed to be interested, I got it for 1.- Euro.Who is he ?Detail of his medals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Noss Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 There is a dedication on the back in german:1.9.1924Zur freundlichen Erinnerung an die sch?nen Tage (n)von Rico ........ ???Italian ? French ?A General ?His name ?Any infos are highly appreciated as alwaysRobert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Dane Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Nice find Well, the medals are Italian, so that will be my starting guess.../Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dwyer Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) I'm fairly certain he's Italian, possibly a brigadier general. I tried to find a website that had historical royal Italian rank insignia and failed. Edited January 25, 2009 by Mike Dwyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Hi,I also think it's a brigadier general ... have a look at this : http://www.esercito.difesa.it/root/Uniform...palline_1gm.asp - the last link on the page deals with general officers.Cheers,Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dwyer Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Hi,I also think it's a brigadier general ... have a look at this : http://www.esercito.difesa.it/root/Uniform...palline_1gm.asp - the last link on the page deals with general officers.Cheers,HendrikI don't know now, Hendrik. After looking at the web site you provided I think he's a major. The generals all have a lace background to the rank emblem on their cuffs, the majors and colonels have a cloth background with either a silver or gold border, which fits with what this officer is wearing. I also could be mistaken, but I believe generals had more lace on their hats too.Brigadier General (1918)Major General in command of a brigadeMajor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytop Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) Hi,a major general (Maggior Generale in Comando di Brigata), and the highest decoration is an officer cross of the Order of the Italian Crown?An officer cross is adequate to a major (Maggiore).RegardsUwe Edited January 26, 2009 by speedytop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Gents, I stand corrected ... a major it is ! Knowing next to nothing about uniforms, I only looked at the general officers page thinking the man looked too old to be anything less Cheers, Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilo Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 (edited) Hi All,He is a Major of the Italian Army in a post WW1 photo.The medals/Orders He wears are :Ordine della Corona d'Italia, Ufficiale;Medaglia Veterani Guardia d'Onore al Pantheon;Medaglia della Guerra Italo-Austriaca 1915-18 (coniata nel bronzo nemico) + 1 bar (I suspect it can be '1918');Medaglia Unit? d'Italia 1848-1918; Medaglia Interalleata della Vittoria.The name on the back is 'von RICCIONE'.RegardsLilo Edited March 31, 2009 by lilo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARDITO Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 It's a rare photo of a Major of the Fencing Instructors, he wear the tunic M24 for officers.Regards, Luca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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