Ernesto Burzagli served as Italian naval chief of staff from 1927 to 1931. The assessment credits his choices with helping to produce the balanced Regia Marina that entered the Second World War. He represented the professional heart of the service and gave younger officers a model of naval leadership. Its ships, aviation policy, and professional culture all formed part of his legacy.
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Burzagli's place in the interwar Regia Marina
The opening assessment presents Ernesto Burzagli as the chief of staff whose interwar choices helped make the Regia Marina a balanced Second World War fleet.