Giulio Cesare Tassoni

Giulio Cesare Tassoni (27 February 1859 – 10 October 1942) was an Italian general and politician.

Tassoni took part in the Italo-Turkish War, where he earned the cross of officer of the Order of Merit of Savoy.

In 1913 he was given the command of the 4th Special Division "Derna" in Libya, where he directed the operations that led to the Italian occupation of Cyrenaica Plateau.

During the war he commanded the Bersaglieri division and later the IV Corp, the Carnia troops, the 5th provisional division and the 7th Army, earning a silver medal and the cross of Grand Officer of the Military Order of Savoy.

King Victor Emmanuel III conferred on him the title of Count Motu Proprio in 1926.