Luigi Sansonetti
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22 February 1888 Rome, Latium, Italy |
| Died | 7 November 1959 (aged 71) 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 | 1905–1951 |
| Rank | Ammiraglio di Divisione (Vice Admiral) |
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Luigi Sansonetti (February 22, 1888 – November 7, 1950) was an Italian admiral during World War II.
Luigi Sansonetti was born in Rome in 1888, and entered the Livorno Naval Academy in 1905; he graduated as an Ensign in 1908. Between 1911 and 1912 Sansonetti, a young Sub-Lieutenant, fought in the Italo-Turkish war; he led a company of sailors in the landing at Tripoli, earning a Bronze Medal of Military Valor.
He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1914; during World War I, he was initially assigned to the Command of the Battle Squadron, and was later given command of torpedo boats operating in the Adriatic Sea.
During the 1920s and early 1930s, Sansonetti commanded destroyers and then destroyer squadrons and flotillas; he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander in 1922, Commander in 1926 and Captain in 1932. In the same year he was assigned to the press office of the Head of Government, and in 1934 he became Chief of Staff of the Taranto Naval Department. In 1935 he was given command of the heavy cruiser Fiume, on board which he was involved in the early stages of the Spanish Civil War.
In late 1936, Sansonetti was assigned to the office of the Chief of Staff of the Navy, where he remained till 1939. In 1938, he was promoted to Rear Admiral, and in the following year he became Vice Admiral. In August 1940 he was given command of the 7th Cruiser Division, with flag on the light cruiser Eugenio di Savoia.
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