Giovanni Thun Hohenstein

Giovanni Thun Hohenstein
Born(1913-12-22)December 22, 1913
Vienna, Austria Hungary
DiedMarch 28, 1938(1938-03-28) (aged 24)
Italian East Africa
Allegiance Italy
Branch Royal Italian Army
Service years1934–1938
RankSecond lieutenant
Commands1st Colonial Cavalry Squadron Group
ConflictsSecond Italo-Ethiopian War
AwardsGold Medal of Military Valor

Giovanni Thun Hohenstein (born John von Thun und Hohenstein; 22 December 1913 – 28 March 1938) was an Austrian noble who served in the Royal Italian Army. He was posthumously decorated with the Gold Medal of Military Valour during the major colonial police operations in Italian East Africa.

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