He was born in Rome on May 25, 1896, the son of Angelo Serranti and Celeste Boni, and after graduating as an accountant at the local "Leonardo da Vinci" Technical Institute, in 1915 he enlisted as a volunteer in the Royal Italian Army, as an artillery officer. He fought during the First World War with the 26th Field Artillery Regiment, distinguishing himself on Monte Sabotino in September 1917 and on Montello in June 1918, actions for which he was awarded two bronze medals for military valor. By the end of the war he had been promoted to lieutenant.[1][2]
In 1920, at his request, he was transferred to the Carabinieri corps, assigned to the Legion of Bologna. In 1924 he was again transferred to the Royal Colonial Corps of Tripolitania, being promoted to captain in 1931, after which he returned to Italy, initially serving in the Carabinieri Legion of Rome and then in that of Palermo, where he remained until 1936. At the outbreak of the war with Ethiopia he was transferred to Somalia and assigned to the Carabinieri truck-mounted bands, distinguishing himself in the battle of Gunu Gadu (Ogaden) in April 1936, where he was decorated with his third Bronze medal for military valor for the courage shown in the fighting. He was promoted to Major in 1938 and stationed in Ethiopia, and upon Italy's entry into World War II, on 10 June 1940, he assumed command of the Carabinieri Group of Gondar, later renamed 1st Mobilized Carabinieri Group, consisting of seven officers, 219 Italian non-commissioned officers and Carabinieri, and 180 native Zaptié.[1][2]
From 6 August 1941 his group was assigned, by order of General Guglielmo Nasi, to the defense of the stronghold of Culqualber Pass, whose fall would have resulted in the fall of Gondar. The situation in Culqualber had become critical due to the shortage of food, water and weapons and means, caused by the Anglo-Ethiopian siege. In the middle of October British attacks on Culqualber intensified, involving the sectors defended by the Carabinieri Group. The Carabinieri carried out several sorties against the positions held by the British, capturing weapons and food necessary for their survival; on 18 October Serranti personally led a raid on an Allied encampment at Amba Mariam, overrunning the camp with a surprise bayonet charge and then withdrawing with captured equipment and supplies. On November 13, the carabinieri repelled a heavy attack by Ethiopian irregulars. The final Anglo-Ethiopian attack started at 03:00 on 21 November, with the support of tanks, artillery and aircraft; Major Serranti participated in the fighting on the frontline and led a counterattack attempt until he was killed by a bayonet blow to the abdomen. Culqualber fell in the afternoon. Serranti was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][excessive citations]
ReferencesEdit
^ abcVittorio Cuomo, La battaglia del passo di Culqualber, pp. 14–18
^ abcCarlo Maria Magnani, I Carabinieri: “Usi obbedir tacendo”, p. 3
^"Lastra alla M.O. al Maggiore Alfredo Serranti – I Reggimento CC Piemonte – Moncalieri | Pietre della Memoria". Pietredellamemoria.it. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
^Boca, Angelo Del (1976). Gli italiani in Africa orientale: Nostalgia delle colonie – Angelo Del Boca – Google Libri. ISBN9788842025153. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
^"Local history of Ethiopia". nai.uu.se. 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^Boca, Angelo Del (2010-03-04). Gli italiani in Africa orientale – Angelo Del Boca – Google Libri. ISBN9788842025153. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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alfredo, serranti, rome, 1896, culqualber, pass, november, 1941, officer, royal, italian, army, during, world, killed, action, during, battle, culqualber, posthumously, awarded, gold, medal, military, valor, born, 1896, 1896rome, kingdom, italydied21, november. Alfredo Serranti Rome 25 May 1896 Culqualber Pass 21 November 1941 was an officer in the Royal Italian Army during World War II He was killed in action during the battle of Culqualber and posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor Alfredo SerrantiBorn 1896 05 25 25 May 1896Rome Kingdom of ItalyDied21 November 1941 1941 11 21 aged 45 Culqualber Pass EthiopiaAllegiance Kingdom of ItalyService wbr branch Royal Italian ArmyYears of service1915 1941RankMajorCommands held1st Mobilized Carabinieri GroupBattles warsWorld War I Battles of the Isonzo Second Battle of the Piave River Pacification of Libya Second Italo Ethiopian War Battle of the Ogaden World War II Battle of CulqualberAwardsGold Medal of Military Valor posthumous Bronze Medal of Military Valor three times Biography EditHe was born in Rome on May 25 1896 the son of Angelo Serranti and Celeste Boni and after graduating as an accountant at the local Leonardo da Vinci Technical Institute in 1915 he enlisted as a volunteer in the Royal Italian Army as an artillery officer He fought during the First World War with the 26th Field Artillery Regiment distinguishing himself on Monte Sabotino in September 1917 and on Montello in June 1918 actions for which he was awarded two bronze medals for military valor By the end of the war he had been promoted to lieutenant 1 2 In 1920 at his request he was transferred to the Carabinieri corps assigned to the Legion of Bologna In 1924 he was again transferred to the Royal Colonial Corps of Tripolitania being promoted to captain in 1931 after which he returned to Italy initially serving in the Carabinieri Legion of Rome and then in that of Palermo where he remained until 1936 At the outbreak of the war with Ethiopia he was transferred to Somalia and assigned to the Carabinieri truck mounted bands distinguishing himself in the battle of Gunu Gadu Ogaden in April 1936 where he was decorated with his third Bronze medal for military valor for the courage shown in the fighting He was promoted to Major in 1938 and stationed in Ethiopia and upon Italy s entry into World War II on 10 June 1940 he assumed command of the Carabinieri Group of Gondar later renamed 1st Mobilized Carabinieri Group consisting of seven officers 219 Italian non commissioned officers and Carabinieri and 180 native Zaptie 1 2 From 6 August 1941 his group was assigned by order of General Guglielmo Nasi to the defense of the stronghold of Culqualber Pass whose fall would have resulted in the fall of Gondar The situation in Culqualber had become critical due to the shortage of food water and weapons and means caused by the Anglo Ethiopian siege In the middle of October British attacks on Culqualber intensified involving the sectors defended by the Carabinieri Group The Carabinieri carried out several sorties against the positions held by the British capturing weapons and food necessary for their survival on 18 October Serranti personally led a raid on an Allied encampment at Amba Mariam overrunning the camp with a surprise bayonet charge and then withdrawing with captured equipment and supplies On November 13 the carabinieri repelled a heavy attack by Ethiopian irregulars The final Anglo Ethiopian attack started at 03 00 on 21 November with the support of tanks artillery and aircraft Major Serranti participated in the fighting on the frontline and led a counterattack attempt until he was killed by a bayonet blow to the abdomen Culqualber fell in the afternoon Serranti was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 excessive citations References Edit a b c Vittorio Cuomo La battaglia del passo di Culqualber pp 14 18 a b c Carlo Maria Magnani I Carabinieri Usi obbedir tacendo p 3 www carabinieri it www carabinieri it Lastra alla M O al Maggiore Alfredo Serranti I Reggimento CC Piemonte Moncalieri Pietre della Memoria Pietredellamemoria it Retrieved 2021 10 27 1 dead link Boca Angelo Del 1976 Gli italiani in Africa orientale Nostalgia delle colonie Angelo Del Boca Google Libri ISBN 9788842025153 Retrieved 2021 10 27 Local history of Ethiopia nai uu se 2005 Retrieved 18 April 2023 Boca Angelo Del 2010 03 04 Gli italiani in Africa orientale Angelo Del Boca Google Libri ISBN 9788842025153 Retrieved 2021 10 27 Medaglia d Oro al Valor Militare alla Memoria Carabinieri it Retrieved 2021 10 27 Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfredo Serranti amp oldid 1156789542, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
