Ruggero Santini Explained

Ruggero Santini (April 16, 1870 – April 4, 1958)^[1] was an Italian general. He was the colonial governor of Somaliland. He fought in the First Italo-Ethiopian War and Italo-Turkish War. In World War I he fought against Austria-Hungary.

During the Second Italo-Ethiopian War he commanded the 1st Corps and fought in the North against the Ethiopians.^[2]

Awards

• Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Austrian War 1915–1918

External links

• Web site: Ruggero Santini. Libero. 18 July 2017. Italian.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scheda senatore SANTINI Ruggero.
2. Barker, A. J. (1968). The Civilising Mission: The Italo-Ethiopian War 1935–6. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-93201-6.