Alfredo Guzzoni Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alfredo Guzzoni, based on 13 World History Database records associated with Italy.

13 records1939–194313 events8 places

Chronological biography

1939

Expedition Command7 April 1939

Warfare / Italian Invasion of Albania · Commander of Italian Expedition · Adriatic Sea

Guzzoni commands the Italian expeditionary force sent against Albania

Landing at Durres7 April 1939

Warfare / Italian Invasion of Albania · Commander of Italian Expedition · Durres

Italian troops land at Durres as the main invasion force enters Albania

Landing at Sarande7 April 1939

Warfare / Italian Invasion of Albania · Commander of Italian Expedition · Sarande

Italian troops land at Sarande as Albania is attacked from several ports

Landing at Shengjin7 April 1939

Warfare / Italian Invasion of Albania · Commander of Italian Expedition · Shengjin

Italian forces land at Shengjin to widen the invasion front

Landing at Vlore7 April 1939

Warfare / Italian Invasion of Albania · Commander of Italian Expedition · Vlore

Italian troops land at Vlore during the opening phase of the invasion

Tirana Occupied8 April 1939

Warfare / Italian Invasion of Albania · Commander of Italian Expedition · Tirana

Italian forces enter Tirana after the Albanian government collapses

Invasion Completed12 April 1939

Warfare / Italian Invasion of Albania · Commander of Italian Expedition · Tirana

Italian forces complete the occupation and secure control of Albania

1943

Allied Invasion of Sicily10 July 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Sicily

Commands the Italian Sixth Army as Allied forces land in Sicily during Operation Husky.

Sicily Defence10 July 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Sixth Army · Sicily

Directs Italian Sixth Army defensive operations as Allied landings open the Sicily campaign.

Palermo Campaign22 July 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Sixth Army · Sicily

Faces the loss of Palermo as Allied forces rapidly expand their control of western Sicily.

Axis Evacuation of SicilyAugust 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Sixth Army · Messina

Supervises the Italian side of the Axis withdrawal toward the Strait of Messina.

End of Sixth Army Campaign17 August 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Messina

Ends the Sicily campaign after Axis evacuation leaves the island in Allied hands.

Sicily Campaign Ends17 August 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Messina

Withdraws the remaining Axis forces from Sicily as the Allied campaign reaches Messina.

Titles and roles

Commander of Italian Expedition · Commander of Sixth Army

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.