Pietro Maletti

Pietro Maletti
Born	(1880-05-24)24 May 1880 Castiglione delle Stiviere, Kingdom of Italy
Died	9 December 1940(1940-12-09) (aged 60) Nibeiwa, Egypt
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Service / branch	Royal Italian Army
Years of service	1898–1940
Rank	Major General
Commands	2nd Colonial Brigade 28th "Aosta" Infantry Division Maletti Group
Battles / wars	World War I Pacification of Libya Second Italo-Abyssinian War World War II Western Desert Campaign Invasion of Egypt Operation Compass †

Pietro Maletti (24 May 1880 – 9 December 1940) was an Italian General and war criminal who participated in World War I, the Italian colonization of Libya, the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, and World War II. He was killed in action during the early stages of the North Africa Campaign.