Pietro Badoglio
| The 1st Duke of Addis Abeba | |
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| 28th Prime Minister of Italy | |
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In office 25 July 1943 – 8 June 1944 |
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| Monarch | Vittorio Emanuele III |
| Lieutenant General | Prince Umberto |
| Preceded by | Benito Mussolini |
| Succeeded by | Ivanoe Bonomi |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 11 February 1944 – 8 June 1944 |
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| Preceded by | Raffaele Guariglia |
| Succeeded by | Ivanoe Bonomi |
| Minister of the Italian Africa | |
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In office 11 February 1944 – 8 June 1944 |
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| Preceded by | Melchiade Gabba |
| Succeeded by | Ivanoe Bonomi |
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Viceroy of the Italian East Africa Viceroy of Ethiopia |
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In office 9 May 1936 – 11 June 1936 |
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| Monarch | Vittorio Emanuele III |
| Duce | Benito Mussolini |
| Preceded by | Positions established |
| Succeeded by | Rodolfo Graziani |
| Commissary of the Italian East Africa | |
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In office 28 November 1935 – 9 May 1936 |
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| Preceded by | Emilio De Bono |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Commissary of Eritrea | |
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In office 22 November 1935 – 9 May 1936 |
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| Preceded by | Emilio De Bono |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Guzzoni |
| Commissary of Tripolitania and Cirenaica | |
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In office 24 January 1929 – 31 December 1933 |
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| Preceded by |
Emilio De Bono (Tripolitania) Attilio Teruzzi (Cyrenaica) |
| Succeeded by | Italo Balbo (Governor of Libia) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 September 1871 Grazzano Monferrato, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 1 November 1956 (aged 85) Grazzano Badoglio, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party |
National Fascist (before 1943) Independent (after 1943) |
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| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Italy
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Italian Army
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| Years of service | 1892–1943 |
| Rank | Marshal of Italy |
| Battles/wars | • First Italo–Ethiopian War • Italo–Turkish War • World War I • Pacification of Libya • Second Italo–Ethiopian War • World War II |
Marshal Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Abeba, 1st Marquess of Sabotino (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛːtro baˈdɔʎʎo]; 28 September 1871 – 1 November 1956), was an Italian general during both World Wars and a Prime Minister of Italy, as well as the first viceroy of Italian East Africa.
After studying at the military academy in Turin, he served with the Italian Army from 1892, at first as a Lieutenant (Tenente) in artillery, taking part in the early Italian colonial wars in Eritrea (1896), and in Libya (1912).
At the beginning of Italian participation in World War I, he was a Lieutenant Colonel (Tenente Colonnello); he rose to the rank of General following his handling of the capture of Monte Sabotino in May 1916 and by the late months of 1917 (mostly thanks to his Masonic contacts, including his superior, General Capello) was named as Vice Chief-of-Staff (Sottocapo di Stato Maggiore) despite being one of the main leaders responsible for the disaster during the Battle of Caporetto on 24 October 1917. With regard to the Battle of Caporetto, although he was blamed in various quarters for his disposition of the forces under his command before the battle, a commission of inquiry rejected most of the criticisms made upon him.
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