Carlo Balsamo di Specchia-Normandia

Carlo Balsamo di Specchia-Normandia
Born	(1890-04-20)20 April 1890 Taranto, Kingdom of Italy
Died	22 May 1960(1960-05-22) (aged 70) Settignano, Italy
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy  Italy
Service/branch	Regia Marina  Italian Navy
Rank	Fleet Admiral
Commands held	F 1 (submarine) F 6 (submarine) 51 OS (torpedo boat) 63 OL (torpedo boat) Giuseppe La Farina (destroyer) Andrea Provana (submarine) Italian battalion in China Naval Command School 3rd Submarine Flotilla Italian East Africa Naval Department Naval Department of Naples Naval Department of Taranto
Battles/wars	Italo-Turkish War World War I World War II East African campaign
Awards	War Cross for Military Valor War Merit Cross (three times) Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Order of the Crown of Italy Colonial Order of the Star of Italy Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Carlo Balsamo di Specchia-Normandia (Taranto, 20 April 1890 – Settignano, 22 May 1960) was an Italian admiral, commander of the naval forces of Italian East Africa during the early stages of World War II.