Carlo Balsamo di Specchia-Normandia

Carlo Balsamo di Specchia-Normandia
Carlo Balsamo di Specchia-Normandia
Born	20 April 1890; Taranto, Kingdom of Italy
Died	22 May 1960 (aged 70); Settignano, Italy
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy; Italy
Branch	Regia Marina; Italian Navy
Rank	Fleet Admiral
Commands	F 1 (submarine); F 6 (submarine); 51 OS (torpedo boat); 63 OL (torpedo boat); Giuseppe La Farina (destroyer); Andrea Provana (submarine); Italian battalion in China; Naval Command School; 3rd Submarine Flotilla; Italian East Africa Naval Department; Naval Department of Naples; Naval Department of Taranto
Conflicts	Italo-Turkish War; World War I; World War II East African campaign; ;
Awards	War Cross for Military Valor; War Merit Cross (three times); Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus; Order of the Crown of Italy; Colonial Order of the Star of Italy; Order of Merit of the Italian Republic;

Carlo Balsamo di Specchia-Normandia (Taranto, 20 April 1890 – Settignano, 22 May 1960) was an Italian admiral, commander of the naval forces of Italian East Africa during the early stages of World War II.