Brunetto Brunetti (Pesaro, 25 November 1887 – Rome, 5 April 1947) was an Italian general during World War II.

The division was destroyed in the second battle of El Alamein, which started only four days after he had assumed command, and at the end of which Brunetti was captured by the British and sent to a POW Camp in Great Britain.

[2][1] On May 10, 1946, he issued a document entitled "Contegno dell'Arma durante e dopo le elezioni politiche" ("Behaviour of the [Carabinieri] Corps during and after the political elections") in view of the referendum scheduled for June 2, 1946.

In this document, Brunetti addressed all the Carabinieri by pointing out their role as "apolitical by tendency and tradition" and respectful of the "popular will".

He played a decisive role in mediating with the Allies who intended to apply the British model to the Italian police forces, convincing them of the validity of the regulations of the Carabinieri which therefore avoided substantial organizational change.