Raffaele Cadorna, Jr.
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The Honourable General Raffaele Cadorna, Jr. |
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| Member of the Italian Senate | |
| Constituency | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 12, 1889 Verbania, Italy |
| Died | December 20, 1973 (aged 84) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Christian Democracy |
| Relations | Luigi Cadorna, Raffaele Cadorna |
| Alma mater | Military Academy of Modena |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Religion | Catholic Church |
| Awards |
 Interallied Medal Bronze Star Medal Legion of Merit
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| Website | Senate website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Italy
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Italian Army
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| Years of service | 1909–1947 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands |
Ariete Armoured Division CLN |
| Battles/wars |
Italo-Turkish War World War I World War II Italian Civil War |
Raffaele Cadorna, Jr. (12 September 1889 in Pallanza – 20 December 1973 in Rome) was an Italian general who fought during World War I and World War II. He is famous as one of the commanders of the Italian Resistance against German occupying forces in north Italy after 1943.
Cadorna was born in Verbania in 1889, the son of the First World War Field Marshal Luigi Cadorna and grandson of General Raffaele Cadorna. In 1909 he was named Sub-Lieutenant, becoming part of the Italian troops that fought the Italo-Turkish War. During the First World War, he was a Lieutenant and later promoted to Captain. In the early years of the 1920s, he was part of the Allied commission for the new border of Germany. He was later named military attaché to the Italian embassy in Prague.
In 1935 he opposed the decision of Benito Mussolini to invade Ethiopia. Two years later he was promoted to the rank of colonel as commander of Italy's 3rd Cavalry Regiment, the Savoia Cavalleria.
During the early years of World War II, he took part in some actions against France, and was then named commander of the school of cavalry in Pinerolo. In September 1943, he was named commander of the rebuilt Armoured division Ariete one of the strongest divisions of the Regio Esercito. After the Armistice of Italy, division Ariete was stationed around Rome but soon collapsed.
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