Arrigo Tessari

Arrigo Tessari
Born	(1897-01-04)4 January 1897 Belluno, Kingdom of Italy
Died	5 September 1971(1971-09-05) (aged 74) Belluno, Italy
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy  Italian Social Republic
Service / branch	Royal Italian Army  Regia Aeronautica  National Republican Air Force
Years of service	1916-1945
Rank	Air Brigade General
Commands	89th Ansaldo SVA Squadron 16th Fighter Group "La Cucaracha" 53rd Ground Fighter Wing Italian Air Force in Albania Italian Air Force in Greece Chief of Staff of the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana
Battles / wars	World War I Albanian campaign Pacification of Libya Battle of Kufra Spanish Civil War World War II Italian invasion of France Greco-Italian War
Awards	Silver Medal of Military Valor (three times) Bronze Medal of Military Valor War Merit Cross Order of the Crown of Italy

Arrigo Tessari (Belluno, 4 January 1897 – 5 September 1971) was an Italian Air Force general during World War II. He commanded Italian air forces in Albania and later Greece from 1940 to 1942, and was Deputy Chief of Staff of the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana from March to July 1944 and its Chief of Staff from July to August 1944, as well as State Undersecretary for the Air Force of the Italian Social Republic.