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that had been signed on the previous day, but was still kept secret until 8 September. Following the announcement of the armistice, after some initial confusion and fruitless negotiations, Magli ordered to attack the Waffen-SS "Reichführer-SS" Brigade; Italian troops fought alongside the
Corsican
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Italian troops from Corsica in late 1943, Magli was given command of the Armed Forces of Sardinia and later of the XIII Corps. In 1944 he was made available to the War Ministry for special assignments.
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Magli was born in
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Military Valor. He was later transferred, for a year and a half, to the General Staff of the IX Corps in the Upper Cordevole Valley, deserving a
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February 23, 1941, to February 5, 1943.
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February 1941 he was called by the Chief of the General Staff Ugo Cavallero to the Supreme Command as a staff officer; at the end of 1942 he was promoted to
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he was transferred to the
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as the first of his course, and was assigned to the 47th
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and was given command of the 83rd
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312:(from 18 July to 3 August), receiving his first
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310:Second Battle of the Isonzo
240:Order of the Crown of Italy
196:Second Battle of the Isonzo
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318:Third Battle of the Isonzo
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146:Lieutenant General
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421:occupation duties
391:Greco-Italian War
379:brigadier general
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434:Free French
293:during the
191:World War I
606:Categories
563:13 January
476:29 January
451:References
430:Resistance
80:Allegiance
43:1884-06-27
372:Red Cross
273:Biography
356:Cagliari
152:Commands
110:Service/
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417:Corsica
387:Albania
349:colonel
345:Messina
337:Austria
302:captain
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368:Geneva
364:London
280:Modena
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