Italian submarines in World War Two

Italian Commanders


Cesare Girosi

Birth details unknown
Died  23 Sep 1906Naples

Ranks

  C.C.Capitano di Corvetta

Decorations

Career information

DOMENICO MILLELIRE (C.C. C.O.): from 20.04.1940 to 20.07.1940.
BALILLA (C.C. C.O.): from 22.07.1940 to 31.10.1940.

Commands listed for Cesare Girosi


Submarine Type Rank From To
Domenico Millelire (MI)Ocean goingC.C.20 Apr 194020 Jul 1940
Balilla (BL)Ocean goingC.C.22 Jul 194031 Oct 1940

Ships hit by Cesare Girosi

No ships hit by this Commander.

War patrols listed for Cesare Girosi

 SubmarineDateTimePortArr. dateArr. timeArr. portMilesDescription
Domenico Millelire (MI)10 Jun 19400523Pola10 Jun 19401612PolaIn Pola.

Domenico Millelire (MI)27 Jun 19400523Pola27 Jun 19401612Pola6,2Exercises.

Domenico Millelire (MI)1 Jul 19400832Pola1 Jul 19401523Pola43Exercises.

Domenico Millelire (MI)2 Jul 19401541Pola2 Jul 19402012Pola51,6Exercises.

Domenico Millelire (MI)9 Jul 19401541Pola9 Jul 19402012Pola41,1Exercises.

Domenico Millelire (MI)12 Jul 19400554Pola12 Jul 19401304Fiume59Passage Pola-Fiume.
  12 Jul 19400804
(0) Off Fiume
Two torpedo wakes were sighted. The "attack" was most likely bogus as no enemy submarines were operating in the vicinity.

Domenico Millelire (MI)14 Jul 19400800Fiume14 Jul 19401339Fiume21,9Exercises.

Domenico Millelire (MI)16 Jul 19401400Fiume16 Jul 19401745Fiume18,3Exercises.

Domenico Millelire (MI)17 Jul 19400800Fiume17 Jul 19400920Fiume10,3Exercises.

Domenico Millelire (MI)18 Jul 19400700Fiume18 Jul 19401305Pola77Passage Fiume-Pola.

Domenico Millelire (MI)19 Jul 19400800Pola20 Jul 19401204Pola26Exercises.

Balilla (BL)23 Jul 19401339Brindisi23 Jul 19401605Brindisi0Dived in harbour.

Balilla (BL)24 Jul 19400753Brindisi24 Jul 19401159Brindisi18Exercises.

Balilla (BL)26 Jul 19400753Brindisi26 Jul 19401120Brindisi20,5Exercises.

Balilla (BL)29 Jul 19400804Brindisi29 Jul 19401207Brindisi20Exercises.

Balilla (BL)2 Aug 19401329Brindisi2 Aug 19401830Brindisi23,5Exercises.

1.Balilla (BL)3 Aug 19401330Brindisi22 Aug 19401220Brindisi1812Patrolled south of Crete, between 33°20'N and 34°00'N, and between 27°10'E and 28°10'E. On 14th August, Balilla, Micca and Naiade were the object of A/S searches.
  14 Aug 19401405-1532
(0) South of Crete
Throughout her patrol, Balilla had heard a number of distant explosions. This time she appeared to have been detected by an enemy craft and depth-charged. At 1532 hours, two depth charges, exploding near her hull caused a multitude of minor defects. The attacking vessel has not been identified.
  16 Aug 19400823
(0) South of Crete
The submarine was proceeding submerged when she was shaken by the explosion of a bomb, followed two minutes later by more explosions, which caused more minor damages. The attacker has not been identified.
  16 Aug 19401210
(0) South of Crete
The submarine was again depth-charged by unknown vessels.

Balilla (BL)26 Sep 19401404Brindisi26 Sep 19401730Brindisi42Exercises.

Balilla (BL)27 Sep 19401415Brindisi27 Sep 19401645Brindisi25Exercises.

Balilla (BL)30 Sep 19400855Brindisi30 Sep 19401219Brindisi25Exercises.

Balilla (BL)4 Oct 19401430Brindisi4 Oct 19401902Brindisi25Exercises.

Balilla (BL)24 Oct 19400820Brindisi24 Oct 19401145Brindisi10Exercises.

Balilla (BL)30 Oct 19400850Brindisi30 Oct 19401206Brindisi13Exercises.

25 entries. 23 total patrol entries (1 marked as war patrols) and 4 events.

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