Italian submarines in World War Two
Italian Commanders
Mario Biagini
Tenente di Vascello
| Born | 4 Jun 1911 |
| Ranks
Decorations |
Career information
DES GENEYS (S.T.V. First Officer): from 27.11.1939 to November 1940+.DES GENEYS (S.T.V. resp.): from 28.12.1939 to 23.06.1940 (refit at Fiume).
Promoted T.V. on ?
ATROPO (T.V. First Officer): from 16.02.1942 to June 1942+.
ATROPO (T.V. resp.): from 19.02.1942 to 07.04.1942.
ATROPO (T.V. C.O.): from 07.10.1942 to 30.11.1942.
Listed as Reserve Officer at Betasom (Betasom Nucleo Riserva) from 23.09.1942.
Commands listed for Mario Biagini
| Submarine | Type | Rank | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Geneys (DN) | Ocean going | S.T.V. | 28 Dec 1939 | 23 Jun 1940 |
| Atropo (AT, N.51) | Minelaying | T.V. | 19 Feb 1942 | 7 Apr 1942 |
| Atropo (AT, N.51) | Minelaying | T.V. | 7 Oct 1942 | 30 Nov 1942 |
Ships hit by Mario Biagini
No ships hit by this Commander.War patrols listed for Mario Biagini
| Submarine | Date | Time | Port | Arr. date | Arr. time | Arr. port | Miles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Geneys (DN) | 10 Jun 1940 | Fiume | 10 Jun 1940 | Fiume | Refit at Fiume. | |||||
| Atropo (AT, N.51) | 6 Apr 1942 | 0815 | Taranto | 6 Apr 1942 | 1158 | Taranto | 7,5 | Trials. | ||
| 1. | Atropo (AT, N.51) | 9 Oct 1942 | 1130 | Taranto | 12 Oct 1942 | 0840 | Benghazi | Supply mission to Benghazi with 38.9 tons of stores. Uneventful. | ||
| 2. | Atropo (AT, N.51) | 12 Oct 1942 | 1630 | Benghazi | 15 Oct 1942 | 1700 | Taranto | 1154 | Return trip after supply mission. Uneventful (mileage total). | |
| 3. | Atropo (AT, N.51) | 23 Oct 1942 | 1055 | Taranto | 26 Oct 1942 | 1055 | Tripoli | Supply mission to Benghazi, but diverted to Tripoli with 50.502 tons of petrol for Italian Army. Document shows it as 23rd patrol. Uneventful. | ||
| 4. | Atropo (AT, N.51) | 27 Oct 1942 | 1350 | Tripoli | 30 Oct 1942 | 1530 | Taranto | 1171 | Return trip after supply mission (mileage total). | |
| 29 Oct 1942 | 1310 | At 1310 houra, an Italian hospital ship was sighted at a distance of 6,000 metres, steering 130°. | ||||||||
| 5. | Atropo (AT, N.51) | 10 Nov 1942 | 1115 | Taranto | 13 Nov 1942 | 0800 | Tripoli | Supply mission to Benghazi (or Tobruk?), but then diverted to Tripoli (through 36°38'N, 19°46'E) with 45.818 tons of stores and ammunition. Uneventful. | ||
| 6. | Atropo (AT, N.51) | 14 Nov 1942 | 1350 | Tripoli | 16 Nov 1942 | 1605 | Taranto | 1254 | Return trip from supply mission. Uneventful. Heard only distant explosions (mileage total). | |
8 entries. 8 total patrol entries (6 marked as war patrols) and 1 events.