Rolando Mosca Moschini
| General Rolando Mosca Moschini OMRI OMI VBD OSGM MKE SMCOSG OPMM LOM OMGDL | |
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| Chief of the Defence Staff | |
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In office 1 April 2001 – 9 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Mario Arpino |
| Succeeded by | Giampaolo Di Paola |
| Commandant General of the Guardia di Finanza | |
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In office 11 January 1997 – 27 March 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Costantino Berlenghi |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Zignani |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 March 1939 Terni, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Italy |
| Service/branch |
Italian Army |
| Years of service | 1959 – present |
| Rank | General |
Rolando Mosca Moschini, OMRI, OMI, VBD, OSGM, MKE, SMCOSG, OPMM, LOM, OMGDL (born 9 March 1939) is an Italian army general.[1][2]
Mosca Moschini started his career as a cadet of the prestigious Nunziatella military academy of Naples. He was commissioned as an officer in 1959, and initially served with artillery units of the Italian army. Mosca Moschini served as Commandant General of the Guardia di Finanza from January 1997 to March 2001, and as Chief of the Defence Staff from April 2001 to March 2004. In April 2004 he was named Chairman of the European Union Military Committee, an office he held until November 2006. He has served as Aide-de-camp to the President of Italy since 7 November 2006.
Honours
Italian
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Grand Officer of the Military Order of Italy
Foreign
Knight Grand Cross with Star Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany)-
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (Holy See) -
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (Hungary) - Knight Grand Cross of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (House of Bourbon)
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order pro merito Melitensi (Sovereign Military Order of Malta) -
Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) -
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
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| Preceded by General Gustav Hägglund |
Chairman of the European Union Military Committee 2004-2006 |
Succeeded by General Henri Bentégeat |
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