Comando Supremo

High Command
Comando Supremo
Active	June 1941 – 31 May 1945
Country	Kingdom of Italy
Type	High command
Role	Nominally oversaw: Army High Command Naval High Command Air Force High Command
Part of	Armed forces
Headquarters	Rome
Engagements	World War II in the Mediterranean and Middle East World War II in Europe
Commanders
Chief of the Comando Supremo	Ugo Cavallero Vittorio Ambrosio Giovanni Messe Claudio Trezzani

Comando Supremo (High Command) was the highest command echelon of the Italian Armed Forces between June 1941 and May 1945. Its predecessor, the Stato Maggiore Generale (Supreme General Staff), was a purely advisory body with no direct control of the several branches of the armed forces and with very little staff. Created amidst the exigencies of World War II, Comando Supremo was a large organization with several departments and operational command of the armed forces on the active fronts. At the end of the war, it was reduced to a purely advisory role again.