Italy in WW1: Statesmen and Army Leaders of the First World War

This post presents an excerpt on Italy in WW1: Statesmen and Army Leaders of the First World War, taken from Ратни албум (War Album), 1914–1918, authored by Andra Popović (Андра Поповић) and published in Belgrade in 1926.

Published only a few years after the end of the Great War, the album preserves a valuable visual and documentary record of the people, events, political figures, and military leaders associated with the conflict. This excerpt features several prominent Bulgarian statesmen and army leaders who played important roles during the First World War, offering a glimpse into Bulgaria's political and military leadership during the conflict.

Beyond its historical content, War Album is also a valuable contemporary Yugoslav-era historical source, reflecting how the wartime generation remembered and documented the figures and events of 1914–1918.

Source: Andra Popović, Ратни албум (War Album), 1914–1918, Belgrade, 1926.

Italy Statesmen and Army Leaders of the First World War

1. Victor Emanuel III, King of Italy

2. Jelena Queen of Italy (4th daughter of the Montenegrin King Nikola)

3. General Luigi Cadorna, Commander in Chief of the Italian Army and Navy

4. General Armando Diaz, Commander in Chief, successor to Cadorna in 1917

5. A. Salandra, Prime Minister and Minister of the Inerior

6. Baron S. Sonnino, Minister for Foreign affairs

7. G. Giolitti, Leader of the Neutralist party, Prime Minister of the Interior 1920-1921

8. Ludwig Amadeus, Duke of the Abruzzis, Commander in Chief of the Italian Fleet

9. Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Aosta, Commander in Chief at the Isonzo front.

Excerpt from the book:
Ратни албум (War Album) 1914-1918,
Author: Андра Поповић (Andra Popovic),
Belgrade, 1926