Teseo Tesei

Teseo Tesei
Born 1909
Elba, Italy
Died July 26, 1941
Malta
Allegiance Italy Italy
Service/branch Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy)
Years of service ? - 1941
Rank Major
Unit Decima Flottiglia MAS
Battles/wars

World War II

Awards Gold Medal for Military Honor (posthumous)

Major Teseo Tesei (Elba, 1909 - Malta, July 26, 1941) was an Italian naval officer, who invented the human torpedo (called "Maiale", the Italian for "pig") used by the Regia Marina during World War II.

Life

The modern Italian commando frogmen group COMSUBIN (Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei ed Incursori Teseo Tesei) is named after him.

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