Raffaele de Courten

Raffaele de Courten
Raffaele de Courten
Chief of Staff of the Regia Marina
	In office; 25 July 1943 – December 1946
Preceded by	Arturo Riccardi
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	23 September 1888; Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Died	23 August 1978 (aged 89); Frascati, Latium, Italy
Awards	Silver Medal of Military Valor;
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Branch/service	Regia Marina
Years of service	1906–1946
Rank	Ammiraglio di Squadra (Squadron Admiral)
Commands	7th Naval Division; ; 8th Naval Division; Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy;
Battles/wars	Italo-Turkish War; ; World War I Adriatic Campaign; ; World War II Battle of the Mediterranean; First Battle of Sirte; Operation Vigorous; Operation Achse; ;

Raffaele de Courten (Milan, 23 September 1888 – Frascati, 23 August 1978) was an Italian admiral. He was the last Chief of Staff of the Italian Regia Marina ("Royal Navy").

Raffaele de Courten


Chief of Staff of the Regia Marina
In office 25 July 1943 – December 1946
Preceded by	Arturo Riccardi
Succeeded by	Office abolished

Personal details
Born	(1888-09-23)23 September 1888 Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Died	23 August 1978(1978-08-23) (aged 89) Frascati, Latium, Italy
Awards	Silver Medal of Military Valor
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Branch/service	Regia Marina
Years of service	1906–1946
Rank	Ammiraglio di Squadra (Squadron Admiral)
Commands	7th Naval Division 8th Naval Division Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy
Battles/wars	Italo-Turkish War World War I Adriatic Campaign World War II Battle of the Mediterranean First Battle of Sirte Operation Vigorous Operation Achse