births
January 24, 1864
Gaetano Giardino, Italian soldier and Marshal of Italy (died 1935)
Gaetano Giardino
Gaetano Giardino was an Italian soldier who rose to the rank of Marshal of Italy and Italian Representative to the Allied War Council during World War I.
Marshal of Italy
Marshal of Italy was a rank in the Royal Italian Army. Originally created in 1924 by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini for the purpose of honoring generals Luigi Cadorna and Armando Diaz, the rank was granted to several other general officers from 1926 to 1943. The rank was the highest in the Italian Army prior to the creation of the rank of First Marshal of the Empire in 1938. The rank of Marshal of Italy was abolished in 1946 with the creation of the Italian Republic. The equivalent Royal Navy rank was Grand admiral, while the equivalent Air Force rank was Marshal of the Air.