Carlo Geloso

Carlo Geloso
Born	(1879-08-20)20 August 1879 Palermo, Italy
Died	23 July 1957(1957-07-23) (aged 77) Rome, Italy
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Service/branch	Royal Italian Army
Years of service	1898–1943, 1947
Rank	Army general
Unit	21st Infantry Division Granatieri di Sardegna XXVI Army Corps Eleventh Army

Carlo Geloso (20 August 1879 – 23 July 1957) was an Italian general during the Second World War. In 1939, he assumed command of the Italian forces in Albania. In 1940, he served as commander of the 11th Army during the Greco-Italian War. He was the commander of the Italian occupation forces in Greece from 1941 to 1943. After Italy joined the Allies, he became a German prisoner-of-war. After the German surrender, he was briefly imprisoned by the Soviets but was released in 1946.