Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Italo Gariboldi (20 April 1879 - 3 February 1970) was a senior officer in the Italian Royal Army (Regio Esercito) before and during World War II.Gariboldi was born in Lodi, Lombardy.From the end of World War I and through the interwar Period, Gariboldi rose in the ranks and held various staff, regimental, and brigade level commands.In 1935, Gariboldi commanded the 30th Infantry Division "Sabauda" on the northern front during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. His division was part of the I Corps based in Eritrea. After Italy defeated Ethiopia (Abyssinia) in 1936, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Italian Somaliland were joined to form the colony of Italian East Africa.