Gino Pavesi
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Admiral Pavesi after his capture on Pantelleria
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| Born |
9 May 1888 Pisa, Tuscany, Italy |
| Died | 3 February 1960 (aged 71) Rome, Latium, Italy |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Italy
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| Service/branch |
 Regia Marina
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| Years of service | 1906–1948 |
| Rank | Ammiraglio di Divisione (Vice Admiral) |
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Gino Pavesi (May 9, 1888 – February 3, 1960) was an Italian admiral during World War II.
Born in Pisa in 1888, Gino Pavesi entered the Naval Academy in Livorno in 1906, graduating as an ensign in 1909. In 1911-1912 Pavesi participated in the Italo-Turkish War with the rank of sub-lieutenant, on board the armored cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi. During World War I he served on battleships (including Ammiraglio di Saint Bon) and destroyers (including Antonio Mosto).
Between 1925 and 1926, with the rank of lieutenant commander, he served as the executive officer of the light cruiser Ancona; after promotion to commander, between 1926 and 1927 he commanded the destroyers Enrico Cosenz]] and Cesare Battisti. Between 1933 and 1935, after promotion to Captain, he commanded the destroyers Antonio Pigafetta and Lanzerotto Malocello and their Squadron; between 1936 and 1937 he served as the commanding officer of the light cruiser Luigi Cadorna. He also held shore assignments, mainly at High Command of the Royal Naval Crews Corps (Corpo dei Regi Equipaggi Marittimi, C.R.E.M.) the in the Ministry of the Navy.
After promotion to rear admiral in January 1940, Pavesi was serving at the Inspectorate for preparation and testing of new ships when Italy entered World War II (June 10, 1940); in February 1941 he became inspector of schools under the C.R.E.M. High Command, of which in November 1941 he became himself the commander. He was promoted to vice admiral in September 1942, and appointed commander of the Pantelleria Naval Area in March 1943.
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