Pietro Maletti
| Pietro Maletti | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 May 1880 Castiglione delle Stiviere, Italy |
| Died | 9 December 1940 (aged 60) Nibeiwa, Egypt |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Italy
|
| Service/branch |
 Royal Italian Army
|
| Years of service | 1898–1940 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | 2nd Colonial Brigade 28th "Aosta" Infantry Division Maletti Group |
| Battles/wars |
World War I
|
World War I
Libyan resistance movement
Second Italo-Abyssinian War
World War II
Pietro Maletti (24 May 1880 – 9 December 1940) was an Italian military officer who participated in World War I, the subjugation of Italian North Africa, the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, and World War II. He was killed in action during the early stages of the North Africa Campaign.
Pietro Maletti was born in Castiglione delle Stiviere, Province of Mantua, Lombardy, Kingdom of Italy.
In 1898, Maletti volunteered for the Italian Royal Army (Regio Esercito). In 1904, he was admitted to the Military Academy of Modena.
In 1909, Maletti was promoted to Lieutenant (Tenente) and, in 1914, he was promoted to Captain (Capitano).
Maletti participated in World War I but, in August 1917, he was sent to Libya. With only a few brief postings elsewhere, Maletti remained in Italian North Africa (Africa Settentrionale Italiana, or ASI) until 1934 to quell Libyan resistance there. In 1926, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel (Tenente Colonnello) and, in November of that year, Maletti returned to Italy for a short period of time. In 1931,may be after his participation in the campaign aiming Kufra under Rodolfo Graziani in January that year, he was promoted to Colonel (Colonnello).
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