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1871–1956 Italy
Pietro Badoglio (September 28, 1871 – November 1, 1956) was an Italian soldier and politician. He was a member of the National Fascist Party and fought alongside his nation's troops under Benito Mussolini in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War; his efforts gained him the title Duke of Addis Abeba.
Italy Fascists Military leaders Also known as: Badoglio, Pietro
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The soldier is like the monk, for whom order is called obedience.
I can't let myself fly with my fantasy because it is against my nature.
I've never been a rebel general and I've proven that until the end.
Se orgoglio ho io, è quello di aver sempre servito fedelmente e con devozione illimitata voi, Duce.
Io sono un militare e non so nulla di correnti politiche.
I have conquered an empire for Italy and Mussolini has thrown it away.
I slowly strangle my enemies with a velvet glove.
I think if we call in the experts we can draw up the full scheme, with the rallying points arranged.
Sir, give me a single battalion of the Royal Carabineers and I will drive these upstarts into the sea.
(To Mussolini) His Excellence can count, now and forever, on my complete and absolute devotion.
If I announce the armistice and the Americans don't send sufficient reinforcements and don't land near Rome, the Germans will seize the city and put in a puppet fascist government.
By this act, all ties with the dreadful past are broken, and my government will be proud to be able to march with you on to the inevitable victory.
The Germans will make a few scattered attacks, then go away. The Romans will enjoy a fine September.
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