Gervasio Bitossi Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Gervasio Bitossi, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Italy.

3 records1942–19423 events1 places

Chronological biography

1942

Return to Command of Littorio21 September 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Commander, Littorio Division · El Alamein

Bitossi resumes command of the Littorio Armoured Division before the decisive autumn fighting at El Alamein.

Second Battle of El Alamein23 October 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Commander, Littorio Division · El Alamein

Bitossi commands Littorio when the British offensive begins at El Alamein.

Destruction of Littorio4 November 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Commander, Littorio Division · El Alamein

Littorio suffers catastrophic losses during the British breakthrough and ceases to function as an effective armoured division.

Titles and roles

General · Commander, Littorio Division

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.