From 1938 to 1941 he commanded the La Spezia Naval Arsenal, being promoted to vice admiral in 1939, and then commanded the 4th, the 5th and the 9th Naval Division between 10 March 1941 and 8 April 1942, participating in convoy operations and in the First Battle of Sirte and receiving the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Savoy and the War Merit Cross by Italy, and the Iron Cross second class by Germany.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] He was then appointed naval commander of Albania until February 1943, when he fell seriously hill and was hospitalized in the military hospital of Apuania.[10][1] There he died on 21 March 1943.[1]
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^ abcdefghijPaolo Alberini, Franco Prosperini, Dizionario biografico Uomini della Marina 1861-1946, pp. 426-427.
^The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II
January 01, 1970
guido, porzio, giovanola, march, 1886, march, 1943, italian, admiral, regia, marina, during, world, born, 1886, march, 1886piacenza, kingdom, italydied21, march, 1943, 1943, aged, apuania, kingdom, italyallegiance, kingdom, italyservice, branch, regia, marinay. Guido Porzio Giovanola 25 March 1886 21 March 1943 was an Italian admiral in the Regia Marina during World War II Guido Porzio GiovanolaBorn 1886 03 25 25 March 1886Piacenza Kingdom of ItalyDied21 March 1943 1943 03 21 aged 57 Apuania Kingdom of ItalyAllegiance Kingdom of ItalyService wbr branch Regia MarinaYears of service1904 1943RankVice AdmiralCommands heldGiuseppe Sirtori destroyer Giuseppe Missori destroyer Palestro destroyer TigreBartolomeo Colleoni light cruiser La Spezia Naval Base4th Naval Division5th Naval Division9th Naval DivisionAlbania Naval CommandBattles warsItalo Turkish War World War I Adriatic Campaign of World War I World War II Battle of the Mediterranean First Battle of SirteAwardsWar Cross for Military Valor War Merit Cross twice Military Order of Savoy Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Order of the Crown of Italy Iron Cross second classBiography editBorn in Piacenza in 1885 figlio di Giuseppe ingegnere e Giuseppina Moriondi he entered the Naval Academy of Livorno in 1904 graduating in 1907 with the rank of ensign 1 2 He then participated in the Italo Turkish war as a sub lieutenant on the battleship Sicilia and on the gunboat Giuliana earning a War Cross for Military Valor 1 In 1914 he was promoted to lieutenant and then participated in the First World War on the armoured cruiser San Giorgio 1 He later commanded a torpedo boat and was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1921 1 After commanding the destroyers Giuseppe Sirtori and Giuseppe Missori he was promoted to commander in 1925 and later received shore assignments at the headquarters of the Naval Department of Taranto and at the Naval Weapons Directorate in Rome 1 In 1930 1932 he commanded the destroyer Palestro and her destroyer squadron and later the flotilla leader Tigre 1 In 1934 he was promoted to captain and commanded for two years the light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni after which in 1937 he was assigned for a short period to the High Council of the Navy being promoted to rear admiral 1 From 1938 to 1941 he commanded the La Spezia Naval Arsenal being promoted to vice admiral in 1939 and then commanded the 4th the 5th and the 9th Naval Division between 10 March 1941 and 8 April 1942 participating in convoy operations and in the First Battle of Sirte and receiving the Knight s Cross of the Military Order of Savoy and the War Merit Cross by Italy and the Iron Cross second class by Germany 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 He was then appointed naval commander of Albania until February 1943 when he fell seriously hill and was hospitalized in the military hospital of Apuania 10 1 There he died on 21 March 1943 1 References edit a b c d e f g h i j Paolo Alberini Franco Prosperini Dizionario biografico Uomini della Marina 1861 1946 pp 426 427 Regia Nave Calabria Italian battleships Conte di Cavour amp Duilio classes 1911 1956 Con la pelle appesa a un chiodo Italie 1935 1945 Official History of the Italian Navy in WW2 Vita operative degli incrociatori classe Di Giussano Quirinale Fucilate gli ammiragli The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guido Porzio Giovanola amp oldid 1208480690, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
