Francesco De Martini

Francesco De Martini
Francesco De Martini
	Francesco de Martini in his first official photo as a Lieutenant Colonel of the Italian army in 1957.
Born	9 August 1903; Damascus, Ottoman Empire
Died	26 November 1981 (aged 78); Rome, Italy
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Service/branch	Royal Italian Army
Rank	General
Commands held	XI Colonial Brigade
Battles/wars	Second Italo-Ethiopian War; Italian invasion of Albania; World War II East African campaign; Italian guerrilla war in Ethiopia; ;
Awards	Gold Medal of Military Valour; Silver Medal of Military Valor; Bronze Medal of Military Valor

Francesco de Martini (Italian: [franˈtʃesko de marˈtiːni]; 9 August 1903 – 26 November 1981) was an Italian officer of the Military Information Service (Servizio Informazioni Militari, or SIM) in Eritrea, when the Allies invaded Italian East Africa during World War II. He enlisted as a private in the Italian army in 1923, and left active service as brigadier general and the most decorated soldier of the Italian army during World War II.

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