Antonino Toscano
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10 July 1887 Agrigento, Sicily, Italy |
| Died | 13 December 1941 (aged 54) Mediterranean Sea |
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 Kingdom of Italy
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| Service/branch |
 Regia Marina
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| Years of service | 1905–1941 |
| Rank | Ammiraglio di Divisione (Vice Admiral) |
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Antonino Toscano (October 6, 1883 – December 13, 1941) was an Italian admiral during World War II. He was killed in the Battle of Cape Bon.
Born in Agrigento in 1887, Toscano entered the Italian Naval Academy at Livorno in 1905; he was commissioned as an ensign in February 1909. In 1911, after being promoted to sub-lieutenant, he joined the crew of the torpedo boat Astore, taking part in the Italo-Turkish War. On the night between 18 and 19 July 1912 Toscano, on board Astore, took part in the attempted forcing of the Dardanelles by five Italian torpedo boats (Astore, Spica, Centauro, Climene and Perseo), aiming to attack the Turkish fleet in the Black Sea. The torpedo boats, under the command of Captain Enrico Millo, ventured for about 15 miles inside the straits, before being forced to retreat under heavy artillery and machine gun fire. Toscano was awarded a Silver Medal of Military Valor for his part in this raid. Later promoted to lieutenant, Toscano commanded the torpedo boat 69 PN during World War I, carrying out several missions. In 1919, Toscano participated in the Italian occupation of Albania. Promoted to lieutenant commander in 1922, four years later Toscano was appointed teacher of Naval Art and History at the Accademia Aeronautica in Caserta. In November 1926 he was promoted to commander. Later assigned to the Naval Warfare Institute in Livorno, between 1937 and 1939 he became its course director, first as a captain and later as a rear admiral. In July 1939, Toscano became General Personnel Manager.
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