Lorenzo D'Addario

Lorenzo D’Addario
Lorenzo D’Addario
Birth name	Lorenzo D’Addario
Born	1964; Florence, Italy
Allegiance	Italy
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Kosovo Force; Folgore Brigade

Major General Lorenzo D’Addario (born 1964) is a member of the Italian Armed Forces, and the 23rd Commander of the Kosovo Force.[1]

Military career

Maj. Gen. D’Addario entered the Nunziatella Military School in Naples in 1980 and was later admitted to the Military Academy of Modena in 1983. Assigned to the Folgore Brigade, the Airborne formation of the Italian Army, he held NATO Staff appointments in Italy, at the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Italy (NRDC-ITA), in Great Britain and in the United States. He served in the Italian Armed Forces Defence General Staff and the Italian Army General Staff. He is a graduate of the British Joint Services Command and Staff College.

He commanded 5th 'El Alamein' Parachute Battalion, 186th Parachute Regiment[2] and the Folgore Brigade[3].

He deployed to Operation Provide Comfort in Iraq, Operation Vespri Siciliani in Palermo, United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II), NATO Operation International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. He served three tours in Kosovo with the Kosovo Force, to become its 23rd Commander on 28 November 2018, until 19 November 2019[4].

He is currently the Deputy Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in the United Kingdom [5].

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"Il Colonnello Lorenzo D'Addario nuovo Comandante-del 186° Folgore". sienafree.it. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
"Parà nuovo Comandante della Folgore". iltirreno.gelocal.it. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
"A NEW KFOR COMMANDER". jfcnaples.nato.int. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
"Command Team/Deputy Commander". arrc.nato.int/. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

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