Enrico Baroni
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24 November 1892 Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
| Died | 28 June 1940 (aged 47) Mediterranean Sea |
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 Kingdom of Italy
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| Service/branch |
 Regia Marina
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| Years of service | 1911–1940 |
| Rank | Capitano di Vascello (Captain) |
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Enrico Baroni (November 24, 1892 – June 28, 1940) was an Italian naval officer during World War II.
Born in Florence in 1892, Enrico Baroni enrolled in the Italian Naval Academy in Livorno on November 10, 1911, and graduated in 1914, with the rank of Ensign. During World War I he served first on the battleships Roma and Conte di Cavour, then on the armored cruiser Pisa and finally, as the first fire control officer, on the battleship Dante Alighieri. At the end of the war, he was assigned to the Technical Office of Naval Weapons in Venice and stationed on the repair ship Quarnaro.
He was then given command of the torpedo boat Cortellazzo and, after promotion to Lieutenant Commander, of the destroyer Aquilone. In 1932 he was promoted to Commander and appointed executive officer of the heavy cruiser Fiume, and afterwards he held the post of Superior Commander in the Far East, with insignia on the minelayer Lepanto. After repatriation, he was promoted to Captain and appointed commander of the Cagliari Naval Command for a period, before being given command of the light cruiser Luigi Cadorna.
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