Giuseppe Lombardi
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Kingdom of Italy Regia MarinaGiuseppe Lombardi | |
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| Born | 11 May 1886 Dronero, Italy |
| Died | 25 March 1978 (aged 91) Rome, Italy |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Italy |
| Branch | Regia Marina |
| Service years | 1905–1946 |
| Rank | Ammiraglio di Divisione (Vice Admiral) |
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Giuseppe (11 May 1886 – 25 March 1978) was an Italian admiral during World War II.
Born in Dronero, Cuneo province, on 11 May 1886, Lombardi entered the Italian Naval Academy of Livorno in 1905 and graduated three years later with the rank of ensign. With the rank of sub-lieutenant, he took part in the Italo-Turkish War, distinguishing himself in Tripoli, where he fought in a landing company of the battleship Sicilia, receiving a Silver Medal of Military Valor.[1]
During World War I Lombardi, with the rank of lieutenant, was executive officer of the destroyer Francesco Stocco; during the war he received a War Cross for Military Valor. In 1923, after becoming lieutenant commander, he participated in the landing at Corfu during the crisis between Italy and Greece. Later, having been promoted to commander, he was commanding officer of the destroyer Luca Tarigo and then, from 1932 to 1935, he served as naval attaché in Spain and Portugal.[1]
After promotion to captain, Lombardi became commander of the scout cruiser Quarto and of the Naval High Command Far East. He then commanded the cruiser Bari in Red Sea and later, between 1935 and 1937, the heavy cruiser Bolzano and the light cruiser Emanuele Filiberto Duca d'Aosta. In 1938, he was promoted to rear admiral and appointed commander of the La Spezia Naval Base; he then became commander of the naval forces in Dodecanese, with headquarters in Rhodes.[1]