Marshal of Italy

Marshal of Italy Maresciallo d'Italia
Marshal of Italy sleeve rank insignia (1933–45)
Country	Kingdom of Italy
Rank	Five-star
NATO rank code	OF-10
Non-NATO rank	O-11
Formation	4 November 1924
Abolished	18 January 1947
Next higher rank	First Marshal of the Empire
Next lower rank	Generale d'Armata

Rodolfo Graziani in his Marshal of Italy's uniform; note the sleeve insignia.

Marshal of Italy (Italian: Maresciallo d'Italia) was a rank in the Royal Italian Army (Regio Esercito). Originally created in 1924 by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini for the purpose of honoring Generals Luigi Cadorna and Armando Diaz, the rank was granted to several other general officers from 1926 to 1943. The rank was the highest in the Italian Army prior to the creation of the rank of First Marshal of the Empire in 1938. The rank of Marshal of Italy was abolished in 1946 with the creation of the Italian Republic. The equivalent Royal Navy (Regia Marina) rank was Grand Admiral (Grande Ammiraglio), while the equivalent Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) rank was Marshal of the Air Force (Maresciallo dell'Aria), all of them abolished for the Armed Forces of the Italian Republic.^[1]

Lists of the Marshals of Italy[]

Portrait	Name	Date of promotion	Defence branch
	Cadorna, LuigiLuigi Cadorna (1850–1928)	4 November 1924	Royal Italian Army
	Diaz, ArmandoArmando Diaz (1861–1928)	4 November 1924	Royal Italian Army
	Revel, PaoloPaolo Thaon di Revel (1859–1948)	4 November 1924	Royal Italian Navy
	AostaHRH The Duke of Aosta (1869–1931)	25 June 1926	Royal Italian Army
	Badoglio, PietroPietro Badoglio (1871–1956)	25 June 1926	Royal Italian Army
	Caviglia, EnricoEnrico Caviglia (1862–1945)	25 June 1926	Royal Italian Army
	Giardino, GaetanoGaetano Giardino (1864–1935)	25 June 1926	Royal Italian Army
	Giraldi, GuglielmoGuglielmo Pecori Giraldi (1856–1941)	25 June 1926	Royal Italian Army
	Balbo, ItaloItalo Balbo (1896–1940)	13 August 1933	Royal Italian Air Force
	Bono, EmilioEmilio De Bono (1866–1944)	16 November 1935	Royal Italian Army
	Graziani, RodolfoRodolfo Graziani (1882–1955)	9 May 1936	Royal Italian Army
	Cavallero, UgoUgo Cavallero (1880–1943)	1 July 1942	Royal Italian Army
	Bastico, EttoreEttore Bastico (1876–1972)	12 August 1942	Royal Italian Army
	PiedmontHRH The Prince of Piedmont (1904–1983)	29 October 1942	Royal Italian Army
	Messe, GiovanniGiovanni Messe (1883–1968)	12 May 1943	Royal Italian Army

Gallery[]

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  1945–47

See also[]

• Marshal (Italy) – an intermediate rank between sergeants and officers.
• First marshal of the empire
• Italo Balbo – Marshal of the Air Force
• Paolo Thaon di Revel – Grand Admiral

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