Giuseppe Cenni

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Giuseppe Cenni
Born	(1915-02-27)February 27, 1915 Casola Valsenio, Ravenna
Died	September 4, 1943(1943-09-04) (aged 28) Aspromonte, Reggio Calabria
Buried	Parma
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Service / branch	Regia Aeronautica
Years of service	1935–1943
Rank	Major (pilot)
Unit	5º Stormo Tuffatori, 102º Gruppo, 239ª Squadriglia
Commands	Stormo
Battles / wars	Spanish Civil War Second World War
Awards	1 Gold Medal of Military Valor 6 Silver Medals of Military Valor 1 Iron Cross 2nd Class 2 promotions by merit of war

Giuseppe Cenni (27 February 1915 – 4 September 1943) was an Italian officer and aviator. A Major in the Regia Aeronautica (Royal Air Force), he is a legend of the Italian Air Force: he was awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor and six silver medals for military valor, 2nd class German Iron Cross, the transition to effective permanent service and two promotions for war merit, three Crosses to the merit of war; more than 200 war actions, 750 hours of war flight out of a total of 1,460; two wars fought as a protagonist, eight victories in Spain, where he is among the best hunting aces, facing even seven months of very harsh imprisonment, and in the Second World War he is the undisputed ace of dive bombing; he endured the combat loss, in the last war, of 19 pilots, 16 crew members and 13 specialists from her own department; at just 28 years old, he is the youngest Stormo commander of the Regia Aeronautica, Stormo who will be one of the few to be decorated with a gold medal; in seven years he passed from second lieutenant to major in effective permanent service, acting as lieutenant colonel; aerobatic instructor and champion in gliding, where he won national titles and was part of the Olympic group.^[1]