Military or Naval
GRAZIANI
(Rodolfo, Marchese di Neghelli,1882-1955, officer in the Italian Royal Army who led military expeditions in Africa before and during World War II)
Fine photo signed with the place and date,
showing him head and shoulders in uniform, 9 x 6½ in mount 15½ x 11½, Rome,
Item Date: 1939
Background
At the start of World War II, Graziani was still the Commander-in-Chief of the Italian Royal Army's General Staff. After the death of Marshal Italo Balbo, he took his place as the Commander-in-Chief of Italian North Africa and as the Governor General of Libya.
Stock No. 33141