Riccardo Balocco

Riccardo Balocco was a general in the Royal Italian Army that commanded the V Corps during the World War II Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941.

Biography

On 1 July 1937, he became a division general and assumed command of the 12th Infantry Division "Sassari" between 9 September 1937 and 5 June 1940. He then became commander of the V Corps and participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, conquering and later occupying Croatia. On 18 February 1942, he was put on non-active.