The Chief of Staff of the Italian Army refers to the Chiefs of Staffs of the Royal Italian Army from 1882 to 1946 and the Italian Army from 1946 to the present.
| Chief of Staff of the Italian Army | |
|---|---|
| Capo di stato maggiore dell'Esercito Italiano (Italian) | |
 Flag of the Chief of Staff of the Italian Army | |
 Generale di Corpo d'Armata Carmine Masiello since 27 February 2024 | |
 Italian Army | |
| Abbreviation | CSME |
| Member of | Army Staff |
| Reports to | Chief of the Defence Staff |
| Formation | 1 September 1882 |
| First holder | Enrico Cosenz |
List of chiefs of staff
Chiefs of Staff of the Royal Italian Army (1882–1946)
| No. | Portrait | Chiefs of Staff of the Royal Italian Army | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant General Enrico Cosenz (1820–1898) | 1 September 1882 | 1 December 1893 | 11 years, 91 days | |
| 2 | Lieutenant General Domenico Primerano (1829–1911) | 1 December 1893 | 1 June 1896 | 2 years, 183 days | |
| 3 | Lieutenant General Tancredi Saletta (1840–1909) | 1 June 1896 | 27 June 1908 | 12 years, 23 days | |
| 4 | Lieutenant General Alberto Pollio (1852–1914) | 1 July 1908 | 1 July 1914 † | 6 years | |
| 5 | Lieutenant General Luigi Cadorna (1850–1928) [a] | 10 July 1914 | 9 November 1917 | 3 years, 122 days | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Armando Diaz (1861–1928) | 9 November 1917 | 24 November 1919 | 2 years, 15 days | |
| 7 | General of the Army Pietro Badoglio (1871–1956) | 24 November 1919 | 3 February 1921 | 1 year, 71 days | |
| 8 | Lieutenant General Giuseppe Vaccari (1866–1937) | 3 February 1921 | 1 May 1923 | 2 years, 87 days | |
| 9 | Lieutenant General Giuseppe Francesco Ferrari (1865–1943) | 1 May 1923 | 4 May 1925 | 2 years, 3 days | |
| (7) | General of the Army Pietro Badoglio (1871–1956) | 4 May 1925 | 1 February 1927 | 1 year, 273 days | |
| (9) | Lieutenant General Giuseppe Francesco Ferrari (1865–1943) | 1 February 1927 | 25 February 1928 | 1 year, 14 days | |
| 10 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata Nicola Gualtieri (1866–1953) | 29 July 1928 | 4 February 1929 | 190 days | |
| 11 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata Alberto Bonzani (1872–1935) | 4 February 1929 | 1 October 1934 | 5 years, 239 days | |
| 12 | Generale Designato d'Armata Federico Baistrocchi (1871–1947) | 1 October 1934 | 7 October 1936 | 2 years, 6 days | |
| 13 | Generale Designato d'Armata Alberto Pariani (1876–1955) | 7 October 1936 | 3 November 1939 | 3 years, 27 days | |
| 14 | Marshal of Italy Rodolfo Graziani (1882–1955) | 3 November 1939 | 24 March 1941 | 1 year, 141 days | |
| 15 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata Mario Roatta (1887–1968) | 24 March 1941 | 20 January 1942 | 302 days | |
| 16 | Generale Designato d'Armata Vittorio Ambrosio (1879–1958) | 20 January 1942 | 1 February 1943 | 1 year, 12 days | |
| 17 | Generale Designato d'Armata Ezio Rosi (1881–1963) | 2 February 1943 | 18 May 1943 | 105 days | |
| – | Generale di Corpo d'Armata Giuseppe De Stefanis (1885–1965) Acting | 19 May 1943 | 31 May 1943 | 12 days | |
| (15) | Generale di Corpo d'Armata Mario Roatta (1887–1968) | 1 June 1943 | 18 November 1943 | 170 days | |
| 18 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata Paolo Berardi (1885–1953) | 18 November 1943 | 10 February 1945 | 1 year, 84 days | |
| 19 | Generale di Brigata Ercole Ronco (1890–1967) | 10 February 1945 | 4 July 1945 | 144 days | |
| 20 | Generale di Divisione Raffaele Cadorna Jr. (1889–1973) | 4 July 1945 | 13 June 1946 | 344 days |
![Domenico Primerano [it]](https://www.search.com.vn/wiki/en/File:Il_generale_Domenico_Primerano,_nuovo_Capo_di_Stato_Maggiore_(xilografia).jpg)
![Giuseppe Vaccari [it]](https://www.search.com.vn/wiki/en/File:Generale_Giuseppe_Vaccari.png)
![Giuseppe Francesco Ferrari [it]](https://www.search.com.vn/wiki/en/File:Senatore_Giuseppe_Francesco_Ferrari.gif)
![Nicola Gualtieri [it]](https://www.search.com.vn/wiki/en/File:Nicola_Gualtieri_(senatore).jpg)
![Alberto Bonzani [it]](https://www.search.com.vn/wiki/en/File:Alberto_Bonzani.gif)
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Chiefs of Staff of the Italian Army (1946–present)
| No. | Name | Portrait | Birth–Death | Rank | Took office | Left office | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raffaele Cadorna Jr. |  | 1889–1973 | Divisional General | 1946 | 1947 | |
| 2 | Luigi Efisio Marras |  | 1888–1991 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1947 | 1950 | |
| 3 | Ernesto Cappa |  | 1888–1957 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1950 | 1952 | |
| 4 | Giuseppe Pizzorno |  | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1952 | 1954 | ||
| 5 | Giorgio Liuzzi | | 1895–1983 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1954 | 1959 | |
| 6 | Bruno Lucini | | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1959 | 1960 | ||
| 7 | Antonio Gualano |  | 1899–1983 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1960 | 1962 | |
| 8 | Giuseppe Aloia |  | 1905–1980 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1962 | 1966 | |
| 9 | Giovanni de Lorenzo |  | 1907–1973 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1966 | 1967 | |
| 10 | Guido Vedovato |  | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1966 | 1968 | ||
| 11 | Enzo Marchesi |  | 1907–1996 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1968 | 1970 | |
| 12 | Francesco Mereu | | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1970 | 1973 | ||
| 13 | Andrea Viglione |  | 1914–1992 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1973 | 1975 | |
| 14 | Andrea Cucino | | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1975 | 1977 | ||
| 15 | Eugenio Rambaldi | | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1977 | 1981 | ||
| 16 | Umberto Cappuzzo | | 1922–2014 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1981 | 1985 | |
| 17 | Luigi Poli |  | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1985 | 1987 | ||
| 18 | Ciro Di Martino | | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1987 | 1989 | ||
| 19 | Domenico Corcione |  | 1929–2020 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1989 | 1990 | Later served as the Minister of Defence from 1995 to 1996 |
| 20 | Goffredo Canino | | 1931–2008 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1990 | 1993 | |
| 21 | Bonifazio Incisa di Camerana | | 1934–2013 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 1993 | 1997 | |
| 22 | Francesco Cervoni | | Lt. General | 1997 | 2001 | ||
| 23 | Gianfranco Ottogalli | | Lieutenant General | 2001 | 2003 | ||
| 24 | Giulio Fraticelli | | Lieutenant General | 2003 | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Filiberto Cecchi |  | 1944– | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 2005 | 2007 | |
| 26 | Fabrizio Castagnetti |  | 1945– | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 2007 | 2009 | |
| 27 | Giuseppe Valotto |  | 1946– | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 2009 | 2011 | |
| 28 | Claudio Graziano |  | 1953–2024 | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 2011 | 2015 | |
| 29 | Danilo Errico |  | 1953– | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 2015 | 27 February 2018 | [1] |
| 30 | Salvatore Farina | .jpg) | 1957– | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 27 February 2018 | 26 February 2021 | |
| 31 | Pietro Serino |  | 1960– | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 26 February 2021 | 27 February 2024 | |
| 32 | Carmine Masiello | | 1963- | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | 27 February 2024 | Incumbent |
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