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Amedeo Guillet

Italian army officer (1909-2010) · Italy · On the map · Died at 101

Baron Amedeo Guillet was an officer of the Italian Army and an Italian Diplomat. Dying at the age of 101, he was one of the last men to have commanded cavalry in war. He was nicknamed Devil Commander and was famous during the Italian guerrilla war in Ethiopia in 1941, 1942 and 1943 because of his courage.

Amedeo Guillet is read about 110 times a day, in 8 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 17 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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2010Died16 June 20102000Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of ItalyAward1975Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1968Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1964Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the GreatAward1944Knight of the Military Order of SavoyAward1909Born7 February 1909

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Awards

Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of Italy2000
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic1975
Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1968
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great1964
Knight of the Military Order of Savoy1944

About this person

Country
Italy
Type
Other
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 2010 · aged 101