Priamo Leonardi

Priamo Leonardi
Born	(1888-10-02)2 October 1888 Borgotaro, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Died	16 March 1984(1984-03-16) (aged 95) Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Service/branch	Regia Marina
Years of service	1907–1946
Rank	Contrammiraglio (Rear Admiral)
Commands held	Monfalcone (destroyer) Francesco Crispi (destroyer) Tigre (destroyer) Lepanto (minelayer) Bartolomeo Colleoni (light cruiser) Eritrea (colonial ship) Toulon Naval Fortress Area Augusta-Syracuse Naval Fortress Area
Battles/wars	Italo-Turkish War World War I Adriatic Campaign Spanish Civil War World War II Battle of the Mediterranean Invasion of Sicily Operation Ladbroke
Awards	Silver Medal of Military Valor

Priamo Leonardi (October 2, 1888 – March 16, 1984) was an Italian admiral during World War II.

Priamo Leonardi was born in Borgotaro, near Parma, in 1888, and entered the Italian Naval Academy at Livorno in 1907. He was commissioned as an ensign in 1911, and in the same year he participated in the Italo-Turkish War on board the armoured cruiser Amalfi.

After promotion to Lieutenant, Leonardi participated in World War I, first serving on board the armoured cruiser Francesco Ferruccio, then on the battleship Duilio and later in the Albania Naval High Command. In 1920 he obtained his first command, a torpedo boat. Between 1926 and 1928, having been promoted to Lieutenant Commander, Leonardi commanded the destroyers Monfalcone and Francesco Crispi; in 1928 he was promoted to Commander and assigned to the Intelligence Office of the Regia Marina Headquarters. Between 1933 and 1934 he commanded the Leone-class destroyer Tigre in the Red Sea, and between 1934 and 1935 he was the commanding officer of the minelayer Lepanto, stationed in Shanghai.

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