Francesco De Martini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francesco De Martini

Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1903

Place of Birth: Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1980

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Francesco de Martini (Damascus, 9 August 1903 – Grottaferrata, 26 November 1981) was an Italian officer of the Military Information Service (Servizio Informazioni Militari, or SIM) in Eritrea, when the Allies invaded Italian East Africa during World War II.
He enlisted as a private in the Italian army in 1923, and left active service as brigadier general and the most decorated soldier of the Italian army during World War II.