Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy)

The Chief of the Defence Staff of Italy is the service head of the Italian Armed Forces.

Chief of the Defence Staff
Capo di stato maggiore della difesa
Flag of the Chief of the Defence Staff
Incumbent
Air Squadron General Enzo Vecciarelli
since 6 November 2018
Ministry of Defence
Reports toMinister of Defence
NominatorMinister of Defence
AppointerPresident of Italy
in consultation with the Council of Ministers
Constituting instrumentDecree 66, articles 25, 26 & 27
Formation4 May 1925
First holderPietro Badoglio

The current Chief of the Defence staff is Air Squadron General Enzo Vecciarelli, since 6 November 2018.[1]

History

The post was established in 1925 as Chief of the General staff. From 1947 it assumed its present name.

The Chief of the Defense staff, since 1998, to exercise his duties, uses two joint bodies:

  • Stato maggiore della Difesa (Defense Staff)
  • Comando operativo di vertice interforze (Joint-top operational command)

List of chiefs of the defence staff

Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
No. Portrait Chief of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branch
1
Badoglio, PietroMarshal of Italy
Pietro Badoglio
(1871–1956)
[lower-alpha 1]		4 May 19254 December 194015 years, 214 days Royal Italian Army
2
Cavallero, UgoMarshal of Italy
Ugo Cavallero
(1880–1943)
[lower-alpha 2]		5 December 19401 February 19432 years, 58 days Royal Italian Army
3
Ambrosio, VittorioGeneral
Vittorio Ambrosio
(1879–1958)
[lower-alpha 3]		2 February 194318 November 1943289 days Royal Italian Army
4
Ambrosio, VittorioMarshal of Italy
Giovanni Messe
(1883–1968)
[lower-alpha 4]		19 November 19431 May 19451 year, 163 daysCo-belligerent Army

Italian Republic (1945−present)
No. Portrait Chief of the Defence StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branch
5
Trezzani, ClaudioGeneral
Claudio Trezzani
(1881–1955)		2 May 19451 December 19505 years, 213 days Italian Army
6
Efisio Marras, LuigiLieutenant General
Luigi Efisio Marras
(1888–1991)		2 December 195015 April 19543 years, 134 days Italian Army
7
Mancinelli, GiuseppeLieutenant General
Giuseppe Mancinelli
(1895–1976)		16 April 195431 March 19594 years, 349 days Italian Army
8
Rossi, AldoLieutenant General
Aldo Rossi
(1898–1990)		1 April 195931 January 19666 years, 305 days Italian Army
9
Aloia, AldoLieutenant General
Aldo Aloia
(1905–1980)		1 February 196624 February 19682 years, 23 days Italian Army
10
Vedovato, GuidoLieutenant General
Guido Vedovato
(1906–2001)		25 February 196814 January 19701 year, 323 days Italian Army
11
Marchesi, EnzoLieutenant General
Enzo Marchesi
(1907–1996)		15 January 197031 July 19722 years, 198 days Italian Army
12
Henke, EugenioVice Admiral
Eugenio Henke
(1909–1990)		1 August 197231 January 19752 years, 183 days Italian Navy
13
Viglione, AndreaLieutenant General
Andrea Viglione
(1914–1992)		1 February 197531 January 19782 years, 364 days Italian Army
14
Cavalera, FrancescoLieutenant General
Francesco Cavalera
(1919–2013)		1 February 197831 January 19801 year, 364 days Italian Air Force
15
Torrisi, GiovanniVice Admiral
Giovanni Torrisi
(1917–1992)		1 February 19802 September 19811 year, 213 days Italian Navy
16
Santini, VittorioLieutenant General
Vittorio Santini
(1920–2012)		3 September 198112 October 19832 years, 39 days Italian Army
17
Bartolucci, LambertoLieutenant General
Lamberto Bartolucci
(1924–2020)		13 October 19838 January 19862 years, 88 days Italian Air Force
18
Bisogniero, RiccardoLieutenant General
Riccardo Bisogniero
(1923–2018)		9 January 198631 March 19882 years, 82 days Italian Army
19
Porta, MarioVice Admiral
Mario Porta
(1925–2018)		1 April 198831 March 19901 year, 364 days Italian Navy
20
Corcione, DomenicoLieutenant General
Domenico Corcione
(1929–2020)		1 April 199031 December 19933 years, 274 days Italian Army
21
Venturoni, GuidoAdmiral
Guido Venturoni
(born 1934)		1 January 199414 February 19995 years, 44 days Italian Navy
22
Arpino, MarioGeneral
Mario Arpino
(born 1937)		15 February 199931 March 20012 years, 44 days Italian Air Force
23
Moschini, Rolando MoscaGeneral
Rolando Mosca Moschini
(born 1939)		1 April 20019 March 20042 years, 343 days Italian Army
24
Di Paola, GiampaoloAdmiral
Giampaolo Di Paola
(born 1944)		10 March 200411 February 20083 years, 338 days Italian Navy
25
Camporini, VincenzoGeneral
Vincenzo Camporini
(born 1946)		12 February 200817 January 20112 years, 339 days Italian Air Force
26
Abrate, BiagioGeneral
Biagio Abrate
(born 1949)		18 January 201130 January 20132 years, 12 days Italian Army
27
Binelli Mantelli, LuigiAdmiral
Luigi Binelli Mantelli
(born 1950)		31 January 201327 February 20152 years, 28 days Italian Navy
28
Graziano, ClaudioGeneral
Claudio Graziano
(born 1953)		28 February 20155 November 20183 years, 250 days Italian Army
29
Vecciarelli, EnzoGeneral
Enzo Vecciarelli
(born 1957)		6 November 2018Incumbent2 years, 85 days Italian Air Force

See also

Notes
  1. Resigned due to setbacks in the Greco-Italian War.
  2. Dismissed due to setbacks in the North African campaign and on the Eastern Front.
  3. Served at the time of the fall of the Fascist regime and the Armistice of Cassibile.
  4. Chief of Staff of the Italian Co-belligerent Army.

References
  1. https://www.prpchannel.com/en/actuality/general-enzo-vecciarelli-new-chief-of-staff-of-the-general-defense-knows-alberto-rosso-at-the-top-of-the-blue-weapon/
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