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Luigi Frusci

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Luigi Frusci (born 1879; died 1949) was an officer in the Italian Army during World War II.

Frusci commanded Italian "volunteers" in the Corps of Volunteer Troops (Corpo di Truppe Volontarie) during the Spanish Civil War. As a Lieutenant-General, he commanded Italian forces fighting in Eritrea during the East African Campaign.

Command history

  • Inspector of Infantry
  • Deputy General Officer Commanding Corpo di Truppe Volontarie, Spain
  • General Officer Commanding, 20th Division Friuli, Spain - 1937 to 1938
  • General Officer Commanding, XX Corps, Libya - 1938 to 1939
  • Governor of Amhara, Ethiopia - 1939 to 1941
  • Governor of Eritrea - 1940 to 1941
  • General Officer Commanding, Eritrean Army, East Africa - 1940 to 1941
  • Prisoner of War - 1941
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