Aminto Caretto

Aminto Caretto
Aminto Caretto
Born	7 October 1893; Crescentino, Kingdom of Italy
Died	5 August 1942 (aged 48); Serafimovich, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Service/branch	Royal Italian Army
Years of service	1912–1942
Rank	Colonel
Commands held	XXVI Arditi unit; 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment
Battles/wars	World War I Battles of the Isonzo; Battle of Asiago; Second Battle of the Piave River; Battle of Vittorio Veneto; ; Second Italo-Senussi War; World War II Axis invasion of Yugoslavia; Italian campaign on the Eastern Front; ;
Awards	Gold Medal of Military Valor (posthumous); Silver Medal of Military Valor (three times); Bronze Medal of Military Valor (three times); War Cross for Military Valor;

Aminto Caretto (Crescentino, 7 October 1893 – Serafimovich, 5 August 1942) was an Italian Arditi and Bersaglieri officer, commander of the XXVI Arditi unit in World War I and of the 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment in World War II. He was mortally wounded on the Eastern Front during World War II and posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor.

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