Ugo de Carolis explained

Ugo de Carolis
Birth Date:	7 October 1887
Birth Place:	Capua, Italy
Death Place:	Stalino, Soviet Union
Allegiance:	Italy
Rank:	Brigadier-General
Branch:	Italian Army
Commands:	52 Motorised Division Torino
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Gold Medal of Military Valor Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ugo de Carolis (born 1887 – 12 December 1941) was an Italian Brigadier-General and commander of the 52 Motorised Division Torino on the eastern front during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards

• Medaglia d'oro al valor militare
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 February 1942 as Generale di brigada and commander of the Italian 52 Motorised Division Torino^[1]

See also

• Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 – The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 257.