Carlo Fecia di Cossato (25 September 1908 – 27 August 1944) was an officer in the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy), in command of submarines and torpedo boats during World War II. He was credited with the confirmed sinking of 23 enemy ships (16 Allied ships before the Armistice of Cassibile, with the submarine Tazzoli, and 7 German vessels after the armistice, with the torpedo boat Aliseo). He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and of the Gold Medal of Military Valor, the highest decoration of the Italian Armed Forces.
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25 September 1908 Rome, Italy
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27 August 1944 (aged 35) Naples, Italy
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Zodiac | Libra |
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