page_title: Mario Nuzzolese
section_title: Military career
hierarchical_section_title: Mario Nuzzolese / Military career
caption_attribution_description: English: Mario Nuzzolese on flight
context_page_description: Mario Nuzzolese OMRI, more commonly known as "Professore" for his richness of culture, technical knowledge and enthusiasm in teaching. He was an Italian Lieutenant Colonel, teacher, journalist and film critic. He led the Italian cinema and entertainment culture, contributing to the management and development of the National AGIS Association and heading for more than 40 years as co-founder the Regional Delegation.
context_section_description: In 1942 he was sent with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to defend the Italian trenches during World War II in the Africa Campaign on the El Alamein front, recruited by the Military Intelligence commanded by the Major Paolo Caccia Dominioni. During a battle he had a lucky landing in the Sahara Desert with his Fiat Cicogna that caused severe and irreversible vertebral injuries.
  For the strategy, courage and seriousness he was awarded with a Bronze Medal of Military Valor under dictator Benito Mussolini.
  Once back home, in 1945, he married the Noblewoman Teresa Bellomo with whom he had two children, Vinia and Vincenzo.
caption: Nuzzolese flying on a Fiat BR.20 Cicogna.