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Vincenzo Garioni

Vincenzo Garioni
Gobernador Vincenzo Garioni.jpg
Italian Governor of Tripolitania
In office
2 June 1913 – 1 October 1914
Preceded by Ottavio Ragni
Succeeded by Giorgio Cigliana
In office
5 August 1918 – 16 August 1919
Preceded by Giovanni Ameglio
Succeeded by Vittorio Menzinger
Italian Governor of Cyrenaica
In office
5 August 1918 – 5 August 1919
Preceded by Giovanni Ameglio
Succeeded by Giacomo De Martino
Personal details
Born 19 November 1856
Biadene
Died April 24, 1929(1929-04-24) (aged 72)
Venice

Vincenzo Garioni (19 November 1856 – 24 April 1929) was an Italian general. He was the governor of Tripolitania (1913-1914), and later had become the governor of both of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica.

After being promoted to colonel in 1900, he commanded of the Italian Expeditionary Corps in China sent to put down the Boxer Rebellion. Then, as a lieutenant-general in Italo-Turkish war (1911-1912), he (with Luigi Agliardi (), another China veteran) was assigned with the conquest of Zuwara, Ghadames on the Libyan-Tunisian border.

Between his two terms as a governor. He commanded, at the Beginning of World War I, VII corps, and temporarily the 3rd Italian Army until arrival of Duke of Aosta.

During the sixth battle of the Isonzo (August 1916), he commanded II corps of the 2nd Italian Army.



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