Ugo Cavallero (20 Sep. 1880 - 13 Sep. 1943)
Cavallero became Commander in Chief of the Italian Army Group in Albania when Italy declared war in June of 1940. He commanded forces during the Italian invasion of Greece and, when Badoglio resigned, took over as Chief of the Italian Supreme Command, increasing his military sphere to include North Africa.
In this role he would work well with Kesselring, but not so with Rommel, who he wanted dismissed for ignoring his orders. He became a Marshal of Italy in 1942, despite the Italian Army being terrible in all fields of combat. He was dismissed in 1943, the same time as Mussolini was deposed. He committed suicide in September 1943, after being accused of treachery by the now-Allied Italians and the Germans.
For more information on Ugo Cavallero:
Cavallero, Ugo. Diario: 1940 – 1943 (1984).
Gooch, John. Mussolini and His Generals: The Armed Forces and Fascist Foreign Policy, 1922 – 1940 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), 2007.
In this role he would work well with Kesselring, but not so with Rommel, who he wanted dismissed for ignoring his orders. He became a Marshal of Italy in 1942, despite the Italian Army being terrible in all fields of combat. He was dismissed in 1943, the same time as Mussolini was deposed. He committed suicide in September 1943, after being accused of treachery by the now-Allied Italians and the Germans.
For more information on Ugo Cavallero:
Cavallero, Ugo. Diario: 1940 – 1943 (1984).
Gooch, John. Mussolini and His Generals: The Armed Forces and Fascist Foreign Policy, 1922 – 1940 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), 2007.