Pietro Barone

Pietro Barone
Pietro Barone
Born	9 April 1881; Modica, Kingdom of Italy
Died	28 November 1975 (aged 94); Naples, Italy
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Service/branch	Regia Marina
Years of service	1899-1944
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	10 PN (torpedo boat); 54 AS (torpedo boat); Procione (torpedo boat); Saseno Naval Detachment; Pola (heavy cruiser); Taranto Naval Arsenal; Italian East Africa Naval Command; 4th Cruiser Division; Autonomous Naval Command Sicily
Battles/wars	Italo-Turkish War; World War I; Second Italo-Ethiopian War; World War II Allied invasion of Sicily; ;
Awards	War Merit Cross; Military Order of Savoy; Order of the Crown of Italy; Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus; Order of the German Eagle; Iron Cross Second Class;

Pietro Barone (Modica, 9 April 1881 – Naples, 28 November 1975) was an Italian admiral during World War II. He was the naval commander of Sicily for most of the war.

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