Biography of Rodolfo Graziani -

Rodolfo, Marchese Di Neghelli Graziani (1882 -
1955), during World War II, was an Italy|Italian
field marshal|Marshal; who commanded the Italian
Tenth Army|Tenth Army, stationed in Libya. He
resigned his commission in 1943, following the
defeat of his army. In 1950, a military tribunal
sentenced him to prison for a term of 19 years as
punishment for his collaboration with the Nazis,
he was released after serving only a few months of
the sentence.

==Military career==
* ? - 1918 -- serves during World War I
* 1921-1933|33 -- serves in Libya
* 1935 -- becomes the governor of Italian
Somaliland
* 1936-1937|37 -- becomes the viceroy of Ethiopia;
promoted to Marshal
* 1940 -- becomes the governor of Libya
* 1943 -- becomes Minister of Defence for the
Italian Social Republic

==World War II==
After the declaration of war, Benito
Mussolini|Mussolini ordered Graziani to use his
army in an
Egypt-Libya_Campaign#Graziani.27s_Axis_offensive|i
nvasion of Egypt. Graziani expressed doubts about
the ability of his largely
mechanization|un-mechanized force could defeat the
United Kingdom|British, however, he followed
orders and the Tenth Army attacked on September
13.

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Biography of Rodolfo Graziani -