How to Pronounce Annibale Bergonzoli
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Nov 01, 1884 Cannobio, Piedmont, Italy Died on 31 Jul 1973 (aged 88)
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About Annibale Bergonzoli
- Annibale Bergonzoli (1 November 1884 – 31 July 1973), nicknamed "barba elettrica", "Electric Whiskers", was an Italian Lieutenant General who served during World War I, the Spanish Civil War and World War II.
- In 1940 he commanded the defences of Bardia, Libya.
- In February 1941, after the disastrous Battle of Beda Fomm, Bergonzoli surrendered to Australian forces.
- He was held as a prisoner in India and the USA before being repatriated to Italy.
- Bergonzoli settled in his birthplace, Cannobio, and died there in 1973.
