Claudio Trezzani

Claudio Trezzani
Chief of the Italian Supreme Command
In office 1 May 1945 – 31 May 1945
Preceded by	Giovanni Messe
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	(1881-03-22)22 March 1881 Savigliano, Kingdom of Italy
Died	13 September 1955(1955-09-13) (aged 74) Rome, Italy
Awards	Silver Medal of Military Valour Military Order of Savoy Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy  Italy
Branch/service	Royal Italian Army  Italian Army
Years of service	1903-1950
Rank	General
Commands	90th Infantry Regiment 2nd Cavalry Division Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro Padua Army Corps Chief of General Staff Chief of Defense Staff
Battles/wars	Italo-Turkish War World War I Battle of Caporetto Battle of Vittorio Veneto World War II East African campaign Battle of Amba Alagi

Claudio Trezzani (Savigliano, 22 March 1881 – Rome, 13 September 1955) was an Italian general during World War II, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Italian East Africa. After the war he became the last Chief of General Staff of the Kingdom of Italy and the first Chief of the Defence Staff of the Italian Republic.