Emilio De Bono

Emilio De Bono was an Italian General, fascist activist, Marshal, and member of the Fascist Grand Council . De Bono fought in the ItaloTurkish War, World War I, and the Second ItaloAbyssinian War.

De Bono was born in Cassano dAdda. Son of Giovanni de Bono, descendant of the Counts of Barlassina, and Elisa Bazzi. His family suffered under the Austrian yoke . He entered the Italian Royal Army in 1884 as a Second Lieutenant and had worked his way up to General Staff by the start of the ItaloTurkish War of 1911. De Bono would later to go on to fight in World War I, where he distinguished himself against the Austrians in Gorizia in 1916 and Monte Grappa in October 1918. In 1920, he was discharged with the rank of Major General.

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