Ernesto Mombelli

Ernesto Mombelli


Italian Governor of Cyrenaica
In office 16 June 1924 – 2 December 1926
Preceded by	Luigi Bongiovanni
Succeeded by	Attilio Teruzzi
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Born	12 June 1867 Turin
Died	1932 (aged 64–65)

Ernesto Mombelli (1867–1932) was an Italian general. He was the governor of Cyrenaica from mid-1924 to December 1926.

Formerly fought in the Italo-Turkish War, then, during World War I, he led the Italian expeditionary force in the Macedonian Front. During the occupation of Constantinople by the Allies following the First World War he was the commander of the Italian forces.^[1]

For his service in Macedonia, and his representation of his home country in the inter-allied military mission to Hungary, he was awarded the US army's distinguished service medal by US president. ^[2]

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Italian Governors of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica

Governors of Tripolitania (1911–1934)	Raffaele Borea Ricci D'Olmo Carlo Caneva Ottavio Ragni Vincenzo Garioni Giorgio Cigliana Luigi Druetti Giulio Cesare Tassoni Giovanni Ameglio Vincenzo Garioni Vittorio Menzinger Luigi Mercatelli Giuseppe Volpi Emilio De Bono Pietro Badoglio^tc

Governors of Cyrenaica (1912–1935)	Ottavio Briccola Giovanni Ameglio Vincenzo Garioni Giacomo De Martino Luigi Pintor Eduardo Baccari Luigi Bongiovanni Ernesto Mombelli Attilio Teruzzi Domenico Siciliani^v Rodolfo Graziani^vh Guglielmo Nasi^vh

tc = G. of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica. v = Deputy of the G. of Cyrenaica (G. of Tripolitania). h = Honorary since 1-1-1934.

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Ernesto Mombelli

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