Ernesto Forza

Ernesto Forza
Born	(1900-08-21)21 August 1900 Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died	13 April 1975(1975-04-13) (aged 74) Rome, Italy
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy  Italy
Service/branch	Regia Marina  Italian Navy
Years of service	1921–1960
Rank	Fleet Admiral
Commands	Pietro Micca (submarine) 2nd MAS Flotill Decima Flottiglia MAS Groppo (torpedo boat) Mariassalto Giuseppe Garibaldi 1st Naval Division Autonomous Naval Command Sicily
Battles/wars	Italian invasion of Albania World War II Operation Substance Battle of the Mediterranean
Awards	Gold Medal of Military Valor Silver Medal of Military Valor War Cross for Military Valor Military Order of Italy Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Ernesto Forza (Rome, 21 August 1900 – 13 April 1975) was an Italian admiral. During World War II he commanded the Decima Flottiglia MAS, the special operations unit of the Royal Italian Navy, from July 1940 to May 1943, and then its equivalent within the Italian Co-belligerent Navy, Mariassalto, after the armistice of Cassibile. He continued his career in the postwar Marina Militare.