Mario Giorgini

Mario Giorgini
Born	(1900-03-19)19 March 1900 Massa, Kingdom of Italy
Died	23 January 1977(1977-01-23) (aged 76) Florence, Italy
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy  Italy
Service / branch	Regia Marina  Italian Navy
Rank	Fleet Admiral
Commands	1st MAS Flotilla Antonio Pacinotti (submarine depot ship) Giuseppe Garibaldi (light cruiser)
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Silver Medal of Military Valor Bronze Medal of Military Valor (twice) War Merit Cross (twice) Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Mario Giorgini (Massa, 19 March 1900 – Florence, 23 January 1977) was an Italian naval officer during World War II. He commanded the I Flottiglia MAS (later renamed Decima Flottiglia MAS), the special operations unit of the Royal Italian Navy, from February 1940 until his capture during an attempt to carry out a manned torpedo raid on Alexandria in September of the same year. After the war he became an admiral in the Marina Militare.