Luigi Biancheri
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31 January 1891 Genoa, Ligury, Italy |
| Died | 5 December 1950 (aged 59) Rome, Latium, Italy |
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 Kingdom of Italy
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| Service/branch |
 Regia Marina
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| Years of service | 1907–1950 |
| Rank | Ammiraglio di Divisione (Vice Admiral) |
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Luigi Biancheri (January 31, 1891 – December 12, 1950) was an Italian admiral during World War II.
Biancheri was born in Genoa in 1891 and entered the Royal Naval Academy in Livorno in 1907, graduating as an ensign on 1 April 1911. He participated in the Italo-Turkish War as part of the crew of the armoured cruiser Amalfi, and then served on board smaller ships during the earlier part of World War I. In July 1917, he was assigned to the Brigata "Marina" and he subsequently fought for the whole duration of the land campaign, receiving two Silver Medals of Military Valor and one Bronze Medal of Military Valor.
After the end of the war, Biancheri was given a command in the Livorno MAS flotilla and then, in June and July 1919, he was part of the Italian expeditionary force in Anatolia. He also commanded coastal batteries along the Northern Adriatic coast. Between 1933 and 1935, he taught Art of Naval Warfare at the Warfare School in Turin, and in 1937, he was assigned to the Submarine Fitting Office in Rome. Between 1937 and 1938, with the rank of Captain, he commanded the heavy cruiser Trieste. He later served for some time on destroyers and light cruisers, and in 1939, he was promoted to Rear Admiral. In December 1939, Biancheri was appointed commander of the Italian naval forces in the Aegean Sea (with seat in Rhodes), an office that he would hold for two and a half years .
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