Bruto Brivonesi

Bruto Brivonesi
Born	(1888-11-22)22 November 1888 Ancona, Marche, Italy
Died	1 June 1979(1979-06-01) (aged 90) Rome, Lazio, Italy
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Service/branch	Regia Marina  Marina Militare
Years of service	1905–1951
Rank	Ammiraglio di Squadra (Admiral)
Commands held	Rosolino Pilo (destroyer) Daniele Manin (destroyer) Insidioso (destroyer) Cristoforo Colombo (training ship) Bolzano (heavy cruiser) Italian Naval Academy 5th Naval Division Ionian and Southern Adriatic Naval Department Commander-in-Chief of the Italian naval forces
Battles/wars	Italo-Turkish War World War I Battle of the Piave River World War II Battle of Calabria Battle of Taranto Operation Slapstick
Awards	Silver Medal of Military Valor Bronze Medal of Military Valor (twice) War Merit Cross (twice) Military Order of Savoy Order of the Crown of Italy

Bruto Brivonesi (November 22, 1888 – June 1, 1979) was an Italian admiral during World War II.

Brivonesi was born in Ancona in 1888, the son of Benedetto Brivonesi and Ida Costanzi, and entered the Italian Naval Academy in Livorno in 1905, graduating as an Ensign on March 1, 1909. After promotion to Sub-Lieutenant on August 29, 1911, he participated in the Italo-Turkish War aboard the battleship Sardegna. Having been promoted to Lieutenant on 1 January 1915, he participated in the First World War, at first embarked on various ships,including the battleship Regina Elena, and later as artillery group commander in the Naval Brigade, fighting on the Piave river. He distinguished himself during the fighting near Cortellazzo (July 1918), and the lower Piave (October 1918), receiving two Bronze Medals of Military Valor and a War Merit Cross.

After the end of the war he commanded several torpedo boats, was promoted Lieutenant Commander on 1 July 1922 and became executive officer of the protected cruiser Campania. On July 30, 1926 he became Commander, and in the subsequent years he was given command of the destroyers Rosolino Pilo, Daniele Manin and Insidioso. Before taking command of the training ship Cristoforo Colombo in March 1930, he held the post of Chief of Staff of the 1st Destroyer Division. He then spent a brief period in shore assignments at the Ministry of the Navy and in command of the schools of the Royal Corps of Naval Crews (Corpo Reali Equipaggi Marittimi, C.R.E.M.) at the Varignano naval base (La Spezia). On November 1, 1932, he was promoted to Captain and assumed the post of Chief of Staff of the 1st Naval Squadron and then, between 1934 and 1936, he commanded the heavy cruiser Bolzano.

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