Nazzareno Scattaglia (Santeramo in Colle, 24 December 1887 – Rome, 16 January 1975) was an Italian general during World War II.

He enlisted in the Royal Italian Army in 1908 and enrolled in the Military Academy of Modena, graduating on 17 September 1910 as second lieutenant, assigned to the 19th Infantry Regiment "Brescia".

[3][1][4][5] On 20 August 1942 he was sent to Egypt where he assumed command the 17th Infantry Division Pavia, deployed near El Alamein.

The division was destroyed during the second battle of El Alamein, and in early November 1942 Scattaglia was captured by the British and sent to the United States as a prisoner of war.

[3][1][6] After the Armistice of Cassibile, Scattaglia refused to cooperate with the Allies, and was thus imprisoned with other non-cooperators in a POW Camp in Hereford, Texas, where he was held till February 1946.