Paolo Puntoni (16 March 1889 in Pisa – 19 January 1967 in Rome) was an Italian general, who served as aide-de-camp to King Victor Emmanuel III during World War II.

After completing his high school studies in Bologna, he attended the Military Academy of Modena, graduating in 1909 with the rank of second lieutenant of the Alpini.

Puntoni was the only "witness" of the last meeting between the king and Mussolini which took place at Villa Savoia on 25 July 1943, which ended with the arrest of the Duce, overhearing their conversation from the adjacent room.

After the arrest of the dictator, the fall of Fascism and the Armistice of Cassibile, on 8 September 1943 Puntoni followed the King in his flight from Rome to Brindisi, of which he was one of the organizers.

[6][7][4][5] With the end of the Second World War and the abolition of monarchy in Italy, Puntoni resigned from active service in 1946 and retired to private life.