Luigi Cadorna
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Marshal of Italy Luigi Cadorna OSML OMS OCI |
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| Chief of Staff of the Italian Army | |
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In office 27 July 1914 – 9 November 1917 |
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| Preceded by | Alberto Pollio |
| Succeeded by | Armando Diaz |
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4 September 1850 Verbania, Kingdom of Sardinia |
| Died | 21 December 1928 (aged 78) Bordighera, Kingdom of Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Awards | Order of the Bath, Grand Cross |
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 Kingdom of Italy
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Italian Army
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| Years of service | 1865–1917 |
| Rank |
Marshal of Italy General |
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Marshal of Italy Luigi Cadorna, OSML, OMS, OCI (4 September 1850 – 21 December 1928) was an Italian General and Marshal of Italy, most famous for being the Chief of Staff of the Italian Army during the first part of World War I.
Luigi Cadorna was born to General Raffaele Cadorna in Verbania Pallanza, Piedmont in 1850. In 1860 Cardona became a student at the "Teuliè" Military School in Milan. At fifteen he entered the Turin Military Academy. Upon graduation he was commissioned as a second lieutenant of artillery in 1868. In 1870, as an officer in the 2nd Regiment of Artillery, Cadorna participated in the occupation of Rome as part of a force commanded by his father. As major he was appointed to the staff of General Pianell, afterwards taking the post of Chief of Staff of the Verona Divisional Command. As Colonel commanding the 10th Regiment of Bersaglieri from 1892 Cadorna acquired a reputation for strict discipline and harsh punishment. He wrote a manual of infantry tactics which laid stress on the doctrine of the offensive. Promoted to lieutenant general in 1898 Cadorna subsequently held a number of senior staff and divisional/corps command positions. On the eve of Italy's entry into World War (1915) he was close to peace-time retirement age and had a history of differences with his political and military superiors.
Cadorna had been offered the post of Chief of Staff for the first time in 1908, which he had rejected over the issue of political control during wartime. He was again offered the position in July 1914, as the Triple Entente and Central Powers girded for war. When Italy entered the war in May 1915 on the side of the Entente, Cadorna fielded thirty-six infantry divisions composed of 875,000 men, but with only 120 modern artillery pieces.
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