Bruno Loi | |
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Born | 23 August 1941 |
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Years of service | 1960-2004 |
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Commands held | UNOSOM II |
Battles/wars | Checkpoint Pasta battle |
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Bruno Loi (born August 23, 1941) is a retired Italian Army lieutenant general, who served as commander of the Italian forces in UNOSOM II from May to September 1993. [1]
Loi was infuriated as the result of an American operation in the Italian zone of control on June 22, 1993, since it took place without his permission. [2] Loi was the commanding officer for the Italian forces in the Battle of Checkpoint Pasta. [3] He later re-occupied Checkpoint Pasta after the battle, to do this he used diplomacy to persuade Somali general Mohamed Farrah Aidid to withdraw, annoying the United States, who viewed diplomacy as a waste of effort and advocated a forceful solution. [4] The United Nations asked Italy to remove Loi from his position in July on charges of insubordination, a request which Italy denied. [5] These incidents contributed to a considerable straining of relations between Italy and the rest of the United Nations peacekeeping force. [6] Loi served out the rest of his term as commander, returning to Italy in September. [6]
Bruno Loi | |
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Born | 23 August 1941 |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ |
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Years of service | 1960-2004 |
Rank |
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Commands held | UNOSOM II |
Battles/wars | Checkpoint Pasta battle |
Awards |
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Bruno Loi (born August 23, 1941) is a retired Italian Army lieutenant general, who served as commander of the Italian forces in UNOSOM II from May to September 1993. [1]
Loi was infuriated as the result of an American operation in the Italian zone of control on June 22, 1993, since it took place without his permission. [2] Loi was the commanding officer for the Italian forces in the Battle of Checkpoint Pasta. [3] He later re-occupied Checkpoint Pasta after the battle, to do this he used diplomacy to persuade Somali general Mohamed Farrah Aidid to withdraw, annoying the United States, who viewed diplomacy as a waste of effort and advocated a forceful solution. [4] The United Nations asked Italy to remove Loi from his position in July on charges of insubordination, a request which Italy denied. [5] These incidents contributed to a considerable straining of relations between Italy and the rest of the United Nations peacekeeping force. [6] Loi served out the rest of his term as commander, returning to Italy in September. [6]