Giovanni Messe Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Giovanni Messe, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Italy.

8 records1939–19438 events5 places

Chronological biography

1939

Landing Force7 April 1939

Warfare / Italian Invasion of Albania · General of Italian Army · Durres

Messe participates in the Italian landing operations at Durres

1942

Leaves XXXV Corps Command1 November 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Commander, XXXV Corps · Eastern Front

Messe relinquishes command of the former CSIR and XXXV Corps after prolonged service on the Eastern Front.

1943

North Africa Campaign13 May 1943

Warfare / Military · Marshal · Tunisia

Surrenders Axis forces in Tunisia after being promoted to Marshal of Italy, ending organized Axis resistance in North Africa.

Chief of General StaffNovember 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Brindisi

Becomes Chief of the General Staff of the royal Italian armed forces during the co-belligerent phase of the war.

Chief of General Staff AppointmentNovember 1943

Warfare / Military · Chief of General Staff · Brindisi

Is appointed Chief of the General Staff of the royal Italian armed forces.

Military ReorganizationNovember 1943

Government / Government of Italy · Chief of General Staff · Brindisi

Begins reorganizing royal Italian forces for active operations alongside the Allies.

Royal Forces ReorganizedNovember 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Chief of General Staff · Brindisi

Directs reorganization of armed forces in the south for operations alongside Allied armies.

Co-belligerent Army DevelopmentDecember 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Southern Italy

Supports the development of Italian formations intended to fight German forces alongside the Allies.

Titles and roles

Chief of General Staff · General of Italian Army · General · Commander, XXXV Corps · Marshal

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.