Salvatore Pelosi

Salvatore Pelosi
Born(1906-04-10)10 April 1906
Montella, Avellino, Italy
Died24 October 1974(1974-10-24) (aged 68)
AllegianceItaly
BranchItalian Navy
Service years1923–1969
RankAmmiraglio di squadra
CommandsTorricelli
Alfredo Oriani
ConflictsSecond Italo-Ethiopian War
World War II
AwardsGold Medal of Military Valour

Salvatore Pelosi (10 April 1906 – 24 October 1974) was an Italian naval officer who fought in World War II. As commander of the submarine Torricelli he made a gallant last stand against overwhelming British naval forces in June 1940.

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