Massimo Panizzi

Massimo Panizzi
General Massimo Panizzi, Commander of the Military Geographic Institute in Florence
Born (1962-10-10) October 10, 1962 (age 62)
Marina di Carrara, Italy
AllegianceItaly
Service / branchItalian Army
Years of service1981–present
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands Alpini Battalion "Susa"

8th Alpini Regiment Alpine Brigade "Taurinense"

Comando Regione Militare Nord
Battles / warsNATO SFOR and IFOR – Bosnia and Herzegovina

NATO KFOR – Kosovo Operation Ancient Babylon – Irak

NATO Resolute Support Mission – Afghanistan

Massimo Panizzi (born October 10, 1962) is an Italian Army Lieutenant General who currently serves as the Commander of the Italian Army Territorial Command in Rome and Commander of the Military Geographic Institute in Florence. He previously served as the Italian Deputy Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee and Chief of the NATO Office of the Italian Military Delegation at NATO HQ, Brussels.[1] He participated in numerous international military operations and he has served as the Deputy Chief of staff Support (DCOS SPT) for the NATO Resolute Support Mission in Kabul.[2] He assumed the assignment of Deputy Commander of the Military Command of the Capital in Rome on September 19, 2022.[3] Since August 2023 he assumed the command of the Capital (Territorial) Command within the Italian Army Operational Forces HQ (Rome) and of the Military Geographic Institute (Florence).[4]

  1. ^ "Il Generale Panizzi alla NATO".
  2. ^ "Missione in Afghanistan: Gen. Panizzi assume incarichi di D-COS SPT e di IT-SNR".
  3. ^ "L'Esercito ricorda i Caduti". www.esercito.difesa.it (in Italian). 2 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Il Comandante dell'Istituto Geografico Militare" (in Italian). 18 August 2023.