Lieutenant General Count Pier Ruggero Piccio | |
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 Pier Ruggero Piccio in L'Illustration. | |
| Born | 27 September 1880 Rome Lazio, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 30 July 1965 (aged 84) Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Allegiance | Italy |
| Service | Artillery, infantry, aerial service |
| Years of service | 1900–1932 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 43rd Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Regiment, 19th Infantry Regiment, 5 Squadriglia, Squadriglia 3 |
| Commands | 77a Squadriglia, 10th Group Squadriglie, Regia Aeronautica |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Order of the Crown of Italy, Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Medal for Military Valor (multiple awards), Military Order of Savoy, French Legion d'Honneur |
| Other work | Founded Regia Aeronautica. Senator and Minister in Mussolini's government. |
Lieutenant General Count Pier Ruggero Piccio (27 September 1880 – 30 July 1965) was an Italian aviator and the founding Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force. With 24 victories during his career, he is one of the principal Italian air aces of World War I, behind only Count Francesco Baracca and Tenente Silvio Scaroni. Piccio rose to the rank of Lieutenant General and in later years, became a Roman senator under the Fascists before and during World War II.