Amedeo Guillet Military person

Amedeo Guillet (February 7, 1909 – June 16, 2010) was an officer of the Italian Army. He was born in Piacenza, Italy. Descended from a noble family from Piedmont and Capua. His parents were Franca Gandolfo and Baron Alfredo Guillet, a colonel in the Royal Carabinieri. Following his family tradition of military service, he enrolled in the Academy of Infantry and Cavalry of Modena at the age of 18, thus beginning his career in the Royal Italian army.Dying at the age of 101, he was one of the last men to have commanded cavalry in war. He was nicknamed Devil Commander, and was famous during the Italian guerrilla war in Ethiopia in 1941–42 because of his courage.

Personal facts

Amedeo Guillet
Birth dateFebruary 07, 1909
Birth place
Kingdom of Italy , Piacenza
Date of deathJune 16, 2010
Place of death
Italy , Rome

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allegianceItaly
award
Military Order of Italy
military operations
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
World War II
Spanish Civil War
military branch
Royal Italian Army (1940–46)
service start1930
service end1945

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