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(1876 – 1972) Italian military officer before and during World War II, commandant of the Jado concentration camp, in Libya. In 1942, about 2,000 Jews and other ‘undesirables’ were rounded up throughout Libya and sent to the Jadu camp where 564 died from typhus and other privations.PHOTO 5 x 7.25 in. glossy b/w, press photograph , Press stamp and remnants of press label present on the reverse..FINE OVERALL
In addition to being a general of the Royal Italian Army, he was also a senator and governor. He held high commands during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War (Ethiopia), the Spanish Civil War, and the North African Campaign.
On 19 July 1941, Bastico was named commander over all Axis forces in North Africa. As Rommel’s superior in the North African campaign, his plans had to be first approved by Bastico.

Bastico was promoted to Marshal of Italy (Maresciallo d’Italia) on 12 August 1942, largely to avoid him being junior in rank to Rommel.
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