Cesare Camillo Benelli (28 January 1885 – 28 November 1943) was an Italian general during World War II.

[3] On 18 October he replaced General Licurgo Zannini as the commander of the 24th Infantry Division "Pinerolo", stationed in Greece for occupation and anti-partisan duties.

On 16 February 1943, about one kilometer from the village of Domenikon, in Thessaly, Greek partisans ambushed an Italian military convoy carrying food, killing nine soldiers of the "Pinerolo" Division and wounding fifteen more, including two officers.

[11][12][13][14][15] Benelli bragged about the massacre, presenting it as an "example and warning for the future" and summarizing in his report: "Greek losses: killed during the battle: 8.

[16][17][18] On 16 June 1943 Benelli issued a proclamation stating that in case of sabotage on the Larissa–Volos railway, fifty prisoners of the nearby Larissa concentration camp would be shot.