He then took part in the First World War as captain in command of the 27th Alpini Company, distinguishing himself in 1915 on Mount Krn, for which he was decorated with a second Bronze Medal for military valor, and then on Vršič Pass and on Monte Rosso.

[1][2][4] On 19 August 1941 he became commander of the 3rd Alpine Division Julia, at the head of which in July 1942 he left for the Eastern Front as part of the ARMIR.

He was taken to the Lubyanka prison in Moscow and later transferred to a prisoner-of-war camp, spending the next seven years in Soviet captivity and only returning to Italy on May 16, 1950.

[5][1][2][6][7] He then returned to service in the postwar Italian Army, having been promoted to lieutenant general on January 1, 1947, while still in captivity, and awarded the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Italy.

His funeral took place in Sezzadio with full military honors, in the presence of Minister of Defense Giulio Andreotti and of the war flag of the 8th Alpini Regiment.