Lorenzo Vivalda
Lorenzo Vivalda (Alba, 31 October 1890 – Ronciglione, 12 November 1945) was an Italian general during World War II, mostly known for his role in Montenegro in command of the 1st Alpine Division Taurinense and later of the Italian Partisan Division "Garibaldi" after the Armistice of Cassibile. Biography He was born in Alba on October 31, 1890, the son of Carlo Vivalda and Teresa Mulazzano. He began his military career by enlisting in the Royal Italian Army at age nineteen, being appointed second lieutenant on September 17, 1911. On the following year he left for Libya with the 2nd Alpini Regiment, participating in the Italo-Turkish war and subsequent operations against the Senussi insurgency. He distinguished himself in combat on May 25, 1913, for which he was decorated with a bronze medal of military valor. After promotion to lieutenant, he fought on the Italian front during World War I; in the summer of 1915 he fought in the Carnic Alps, receiving another bronze medal of military valor, after which he was promoted to captain and given command of the "Aosta" Alpini Battalion, distinguishing himself in combat on Mount Ortigara where he earned a third bronze medal. He then became adjutant of