User:Sturmvogel 66/Sandbox/Carlo Cattaneo

Carlo Cataneo (1883–28/29 March 1941) was an Italian naval officer who served in the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during the First and Second World Wars.

He was born in Sant'Anastasia on October 6, 1883, [1] and after attending the Military School of the Nunziatella in Naples in 1902 he entered the Royal Naval Academy of Livorno, from which he came out with the rank of ensign in 1906. [2] Embarked on the battle ship Admiral of Saint Bon, [2] in 1908 he took part in the rescue operations for the populations of Sicily and Calabria affected by the earthquake. [2] Promoted to second lieutenant of the vessel between 1911 and 1912 he distinguished himself during the war with the Ottoman Empire in command [2] of a landing company of the battleship Regina Elena who occupied the city of Tripoli, being decorated with a first Medal of silver for military valor. [1]

Lieutenant-ship in 1913, during the First World War he first commanded the torpedo boat Orsa [1] and then the destroyer Carabiniere, being decorated with the bronze medal for military valor. [2]

In the first post-war period he was promoted to captain of corvette, and assumed the position of naval officer [1] at the Embassy of Italy in Constantinople [2]. In 1924 he made a cruise on the Danube with the torpedo boat Ernesto Giovannini, from Constance to Vienna. He was promoted to frigate captain [1] in 1929, while serving at the Ministry of the Navy. He held the position of naval officer in Romania [3] and then in Yugoslavia, being promoted to captain of vessel in 1932. [4] Between December 1933 and April 1935 he commanded the cruiser Alberto di Giussano, being promoted to rear admiral in 1937 and divisional admiral in March 1938. [4]

On 26 May 1940 he assumed command of the III Division with a sign on the heavy cruiser Trento, participating, on 9 July, in the battle of Punta Stilo. [4]

On August 30, 1940 he was appointed commander of the VI Division with a sign on the battle ship Caio Duilio just returned to service after the reconstruction. [4]

In the framework of the changes that affected the high command of the Royal Navy in December 1940 following the English attack on Taranto and which led to the merger of the 1st and 2nd naval squad into a single team, on 16th December 1940, he was in command of the 1st Division with sign on the heavy cruiser Zara. [4]

He was in command of the 1a Divisione Navale (1st Naval Division) during the Battle of Cape Matapan when he was killed aboard the heavy cruiser ITALIAN CRUISER Zara on the night of 28/29 March 1941. He was awarded [2] the Gold Medal for Military Valor in memory, [4] and was named a Coastal Battery [5] of the Royal Navy consisting of 3 pieces of 305/42 [6] (also called "Opera L ") under construction near Taranto and almost finished at the time of the armistice [7] of 8 September 1943.

After the war, a square in his hometown was named after him, and streets in Taranto, Verona and Montevarchi.