Gino de Giorgi

Gino de Giorgi (17 July 1914 – 13 September 1979) was an Italian admiral and Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy from 5 May 1973 to 31 July 1977.^[1] He was the Italian Representative to the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) in Norfolk, Virginia, and member of the NATO Standing Group in Washington, D.C., from 1959 to 1960.

Gino de Giorgi
Gino de Giorgi, 1976
Born	(1914-07-17)17 July 1914 Florence, Italy
Died	13 September 1979(1979-09-13) (aged 65) Rome, Italy
Allegiance	Italy
Service / branch	Italian Navy
Years of service	1936–1977
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy (1973–1977)
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Silver Medal of Military Valor War Merit Cross

De Giorgi attended the Italian Naval Academy in Livorno from 1931 to 1936 when he graduated with the rank of navy guard.

Career

During the last years of the Second World War, he was assigned on board the Destroyer Legionnaire and was promoted secretary of the Destroyers Group. De Giorgi was then given command of the Corvette Dryad. In 1952 he was promoted to frigate captain and was given command of the 1st Flotilla GIS.

From 1957 to 1958 he was commander of the 4th Squadron Corvette and was then assigned to the Department of Telecommunications of the Italian Navy Staff, dealing with the study and research of new technologies in the field of electronic warfare.

Honours and awards

	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic – awarded on 10 May 1973[2]
	Silver Medal of Military Valor – awarded twice
	War Merit Cross – awarded twice

References

1. "Storia dei Capi di Stato Maggiore Marina".
2. "Presidential Awards". Quirinal Palace.