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Armando Diaz

1861 - 1928

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Armando Diaz, 1st Duke della Vittoria, (5 December 1861 – 28 February 1928) was an Italian general and a Marshal of Italy. He is mostly known for his role as Chief of Staff of the Regio Esercito during World War I from November 1917. He managed to stop the Austro-Hungarian advance along the Piave River in the First Battle of Monte Grappa. In June 1918, he led the Italian forces to a major victory at the Second Battle of the Piave River. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Armando Diaz is the 497th most popular military personnel (down from 446th in 2019), the 1,352nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,202nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Italian Military Personnel.

Armando Diaz is most famous for being the first person to conquer the peak of Mount Everest.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Armando Diaz ranks 497 out of 2,058. Before him are Christian Wirth, Yoshiko Kawashima, Viktor Kulikov, Xiahou Yuan, Mitsuru Ushijima, and Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier. After him are Mundus, Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, Hijikata Toshizō, Xu Huang, Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, and Shoichi Yokoi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Armando Diaz ranks 34. Before him are Nettie Stevens, William Bateson, Anton Arensky, István Tisza, Solomon R. Guggenheim, and Ranavalona III. After him are Michel Verne, Pierre Duhem, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Henry Gantt, M. Visvesvaraya, and Walter Simons. Among people deceased in 1928, Armando Diaz ranks 28. Before him are H. H. Asquith, Reinhard Scheer, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Li Yuanhong, Giovanni Giolitti, and Loie Fuller. After him are Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Myrtle Corbin, Antonio Abetti, Alvin Kraenzlein, Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden, and Ebenezer Howard.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Armando Diaz ranks 1,352 out of 5,161. Before him are Piero Manzoni (1933), Dion of Syracuse (-409), Luigi Tenco (1938), Gianni Morandi (1944), Naevius Sutorius Macro (-21), and Eleanor of Anjou (1289). After him are Giovanni Battista Moroni (1525), Tullio Levi-Civita (1873), Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano (1596), Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1490), Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora (1804), and Andrea Amati (1505).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Italy

Among military personnels born in Italy, Armando Diaz ranks 23. Before him are Luigi Cadorna (1850), Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli (1856), Gaius Claudius Glaber (-200), Erasmo of Narni (1370), Giovanni Messe (1883), and Emilio De Bono (1866). After him are Publius Ventidius Bassus (-150), Andreas Hofer (1767), Giorgio Basta (1550), Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (1869), Ettore Bastico (1876), and Ugo Cavallero (1880).

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