Italian military history is full of emblematic figures, but few have left as indelible a mark as the commanders of the Paratroopers Brigade.Folgore". In Folgore, as the Paratrooper Tradition dictates, there have been Commanderi of a unique thickness.
When the Brigade gathers, EAGLE 1, the man who screams “FOLGORE, BEWARE!“, is the Officer who at that moment is Commanding one of the most prepared, glorious, feared and respected military units on earth. A glory and respect earned, over the years, with sweat and blood.
Bold and highly charismatic, some of them have become legends, all of them have become history.
Paratroopers Brigade Folgore:
Gen. by B. Alberto Li Gobbi
(June 10, 1967 – 1969)
Gen. by B. Ferruccio Brandi
(1969 - 1973)
Gen. by B. Vitaliano Gambarotta
(1973 -1975)
Gen. of B. Tito Salmi
(1975 - 1977)
Gen. by B. Gaetano Pellegrino
(1977 - 1979)
Gen. by B. Francesco De Vita
(1979 - 1981)
Gen. by B. Ambrogio Viviani
(1980 - 1981)
Gen. by B. Lucio Innecco
(1981 - 1983)
Gen. by B. Antonio Milani
(1983- 1986)
Gen. by B. Aldo Sagnelli
(1986- 1988)
Gen. by B. Franco Monticone
(1988- 1991)
Gen. by B. Bruno Loi
(1991- 1994)
Gen. by B. Bruno Viva
(1994- 1996)
Gen. by B. Luigi Cantone
(1996- 1997)
Brig. Gen. Enrico Celentano
(1997- 1999)
Brig. Gen. Pierluigi Torelli
(1999- 2002)
Brig. Gen. Marco Bertolini
(2002-2004)
Brig. Gen. Pietro Costantino
(2004-2005)
Gen. by B. Antonio Satta
(2004-2005)
Gen. by B. Maurizio Fioravanti
(2006-2008)
Gen. by B. Rosario Castellano
(2008-2009)
Gen. by B. Federico D'Apuzzo
(2009-2010)
Gen. by B. Carmine Masiello
(2010-2011)
Gen. by B. Massimo Mingiardi
(2011-2013)
Gen. by B. Lorenzo D'Addario
(2013-2015)
Gen. by B. Giovanni Iannucci
(2015-2016)
Gen. by B. Roberto Vannacci
(2016-2017)
Gen. by B. Rodolfo Sganga
(2017-2019)
Gen. by B. Beniamino Vergori
(2019-2021)
Gen. by B. Roberto Vergori
(2021-2023)
Gen. by B. Massimiliano Mongillo
(2023-2024)
Gen. by B. Federico Bernacca
(2024-in office)
Paratroopers Brigade, 1963-1967:
Brigadier General Aldo Magri
(January 1, 1963 – November 1963)
Colonel Renato Mascaretti
(December 1, 1963 – November 1966)
Brigadier General Alberto Li Gobbi
(December 1, 1966 – June 9, 1967)
Post-war, 1946-1958
Capt. Leonida Turrini
1946-1947
Military Parachuting Study and Experience Center
Lt. Col. Giuseppe Izzo
1947-1950
Military Parachuting Center
Col. Michael Caforio
1950-1956
Military Parachuting Center
Col. Carlo Mautino
1956-1958
Military Parachuting Center
Lt. Col. Adolfo Giunta
1958-1962
Paratroopers Tactical Group
World War II, 1941-1943
Brig. Gen. Francesco Sapienza
September 1, 1941 – March 1, 1942
Paratrooper Division “Folgore"
Gen. of Div. Enrico Frattini
March 1, 1942 – October 19, 1942
185st Paratrooper Division “Folgore"
Brig. Gen. Riccardo Bignami
19 October 1942 - 29 November 1942
185st Paratrooper Division “Folgore"
Captain Carlo Lombardini
7 December 1942 - 13 May 1943
285th Parachute Battalion “Folgore"
