List of governors of the Italian Islands of the Aegean

Governor of the Italian Islands of the Aegean
Governatore della Isole italiane dell'Egeo
Coat of arms of the Italian Islands of the Aegean
Longest serving
Mario Lago

16 November 1922 – 27 November 1936
Reports toKing of Italy
ResidenceGovernor's Palace, Rhodes
Formation5 May 1912
First holderGiovanni Ameglio
Final holderOtto Wagener
Abolished8 May 1945
SuccessionBritish military administrators in the Aegean

This article lists the governors of the Italian Islands of the Aegean, from 1912 to 1945. It includes Italian commanders and governors, as well as German commanders of the Dodecanese during World War II.

Italy conquered the Dodecanese from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, during the Italo-Turkish War and ceded the islands to Greece in 1947, according to the Treaty of Paris.

List

Commanders

No. Portrait Commander Took office Left office Time in office
1
General
Giovanni Ameglio
(1854–1921)
5 May 191214 October 19131 year, 162 days
General
Ferruccio Trombi
(1858–1915)
Acting
14 October 19139 November 191326 days
2
General
Francesco Marchi
(?–?)
9 November 191326 April 1914168 days
3
General
Giovanni Croce
(?–?)
26 April 191426 March 19172 years, 334 days
4
General
Vittorio Elia
(?–?)
26 March 191715 December 19192 years, 264 days
5
General
Achille Porta
(1868–1953)
15 December 19197 August 1920236 days
Carlo Senni
(1879–1946)
Acting
7 August 192016 September 192040 days
6
Felice Maiassa
(?–?)
16 September 192016 August 1921334 days
7
Alessandro De Bosdari
(1867–1929)
16 August 192115 November 19221 year, 91 days

Governors

No. Portrait Governor Took office Left office Time in office
1
Mario Lago
(1878–1950)
16 November 192227 November 193614 years, 11 days
2
General
Cesare Maria De Vecchi
(1884–1959)
2 December 19369 December 19404 years, 7 days
3
Marshal
Ettore Bastico
(1876–1972)
10 December 194014 July 1941216 days
4
Admiral
Inigo Campioni
(1878–1944)
14 July 19418 September 19432 years, 56 days

German commanders

No. Portrait Commander Took office Left office Time in office
1
General
Ulrich Kleemann
(1892–1963)
8 September 194320 July 1944316 days
2
General
Otto Wagener
(1888–1971)
20 July 19448 May 1945292 days

See also