Inigo Campioni

Inigo Campioni
Inigo Campioni
	Inigo Campioni in 1940.
Life Member of the Senate
	In office; 1939–1944
Monarch	Victor Emmanuel III
Personal details
Born	14 November 1878; Viareggio, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy
Died	24 May 1944 (aged 65); Parma, Italian Social Republic
Resting place	Bari, Italy
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Branch/service	Regia Marina ("Royal Navy")
Years of service	1896–1944
Rank	Ammiraglio di squadra (Squadron admiral)
Commands	Ardito (destroyer); Tigre (scout cruiser); Duilio (battleship); Trento (heavy cruiser); 5th Naval Division; 1st Naval Squadron; Italian Aegean Islands;
Battles/wars	Italo-Turkish War; World War I Adriatic Campaign; ; Second Italo-Abyssinian War; World War II Italian invasion of France; Battle of the Mediterranean Battle of Calabria; Operation Hats; Battle of Taranto; Operation White; Battle of Cape Spartivento; Dodecanese Campaign; ; ;

Inigo Campioni (14 November 1878 – 24 May 1944) was an Italian naval officer during most of the first half of the 20th century. He served in four wars, and is best known as an admiral in the Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina) during World War II. He was later executed by the Italian Social Republic for refusing to collaborate.

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