Athos Bartolucci

Italian politician
Athos Bartolucci
Federal Secretary of the National Fascist Party for Dalmatia
In office
21 May 1934 – 29 July 1942
Preceded byGiuseppe D'Aloja
Succeeded byPaolo Quarantotto
Civil Commissioner for occupied Dalmatia
In office
16 April 1941 – 6 June 1941
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byGiuseppe Bastianini (as Governor of Dalmatia)
Personal details
Born(1902-11-28)28 November 1902
Ferrara, Kingdom of Italy
Died1992 (aged 90)
Framura, Italy
Political partyNational Fascist Party
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of Italy
Branch/service Regia Aeronautica
RankLieutenant
Battles/warsSecond Italo-Ethiopian War
AwardsBronze Medal of Military Valor

Athos Bartolucci (Ferrara, 28 October 1902 – Framura, 1992) was an Italian Fascist politician and journalist, who served as federal secretary of the National Fascist Party in Dalmatia from 1934 to 1942 and as Civilian Commissioner for occupied Dalmatia during World War II.

Biography

At age seventeen, he participated in Gabriele D'Annunzio's occupation of Fiume and later of Zara.[1]

From 1923 to 1928 he studied Diplomatic and Consular Sciences at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice,[2] becoming head of its Gruppo Universitario Fascista. On 21 May 1934 he was appointed Federal Secretary of the National Fascist Party for Dalmatia (with seat in Zara),[3] a post he held till 29 July 1942.[4][5]

In 1935-1936 he volunteered in the Royal Italian Air Force during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, with the rank of Lieutenant, receiving a Bronze Medal of Military Valor for having successfully repelled an ambush against the supply column he was leading near Termaber Pass in May 1936.[6]

In 1939 he became a member of the Chamber of Fasces and Corporations. On 16 April 1941, after the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia, he was appointed Civil Commissioner for occupied Dalmatia by Benito Mussolini; he held this post until 6 June 1941, when the Governatorate of Dalmatia was established, with Giuseppe Bastianini as governor. Bartolucci then became Inspector of the Fascist Party for Dalmatia.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

After World War II he was wanted by Yugoslavia for war crimes, but was acquitted of all charges. He continued his career, holding various posts within the Trust Territory of Somaliland, and becoming in 1961 president of the Chamber of Commerce of Somalia.[15][16][17][18][19]

He died in 1992.[7][13]

References

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  3. ^ "Il cambio della guardia in sedici Federazioni fasciste" [Changing of the guard in 16 fascist Federations]. La Stampa (in Italian). 19 May 1934. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Decadenza, conferma e riconoscimento della qualità di Consigliere nazionale della Camera dei Fasci e delle Corporazioni". Gazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d'Italia. No. 202. 28 August 1942. p. 3556.
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  14. ^ Verna, Frank P. (1990). "Notes on Italian Rule in Dalmatia under Bastianini, 1941-1943". The International History Review. 12 (3): 528–547. doi:10.1080/07075332.1990.9640557. JSTOR 40106230. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  15. ^ The Central Registry of War Criminals and Security Suspects, Consolidated Wanted Lists, Part 2 - Non-Germans only (March 1947), Naval & University Press, Uckfield 2005, p. 57
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  17. ^ "Milizia territoriale Archivi". Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Bollettino Ufficiale dell'Amministrazione Fiduciaria Italiana della Somalia" (PDF). 1 April 1954. pp. 153–154. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2021.
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