Federico Ferrari Orsi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFederico Ferrari Orsi
Italian association football player
Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1886
Place of Birth: Rivoli, Piedmont, Italy
Date of Death: 18-Oct-1942
Profession: association football player
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Federico Ferrari Orsi
- Federico Ferrari Orsi (Rivoli, Piedmont 18 December 1886 – Egypt, 18 October 1942) was a general in the Royal Italian Army during World War II. He was one of the founders of Torino Football Club and played as a defender in the 1907 season. He fought in the Italian-Turkish War and the first World War. In 1940 he was a Divisional General and commanded the 1st Cavalry Division Eugenio di Savoia.
- In April 1941, during the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia, he commanded the Celere Corps.
- In the summer of 1942, he was sent to North Africa to command the Italian X Corps.
- He was killed by a landmine just before the Second Battle of El Alamein.
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