In 1926, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel and went to the Italian colony of Tripolitania, Serving in the Camel Corps, he took part in the reconquest' and pacification of Tripolitania, During this campaign, Marshal Graziani several times had occasion to speak highly of the young Duke's military qualities, For his prowess in Tripolitania, he was awarded the Cross of the Milttary Order of Savoy.
When the pacification of the colony had been completed, the Duke was transferred to the air force with the rank of general, His appointment as Viceroy of Abyssinia was announced on November 20, 1937, On Italy's entr into the war June, 1940, the Duke of Aosta broadcast a declaration that she was doing so "for the triumph of justice and liberty."
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