Federico Ferrari Orsi

Federico Ferrari Orsi (Rivoli, Piedmont, Italy, 18 December 1886 – Egypt, 18 October 1942) was a general in the Royal Italian Army during World War II.

He was one of the founders of Torino Football Club and played as a defender in the 1907 season.

In April 1941, during the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia, he commanded the Celere Corps.

In August 1942, he was sent to North Africa to command the X Army Corps in the Western Desert Campaign.

He was killed by a landmine on 18 October 1942 just before the Second Battle of El Alamein.