BADOGLIO, PIETRO (1871– ), Italian general, was born at Grazzano Monferrato, Sept. 28, 1871. In the Italo-Turkish War he served in Tripoli on the staff. During the World War he planned and carried out the successful attack on Monte Sabotino which preceded the fall of Gorizia in Aug. 1916 and commanded the 27th Corps at the battle of Caporetto. From Feb. 1918, he acted as sole sub-chief-of-staff under Diaz. He conducted the Armistice preliminaries at Villa Giusti and signed the Armistice on behalf of Italy. In Nov. 1919, he was appointed to the rank of army general and was chief of the general staff in succession to Diaz until Feb. 1921. In 1923 he was appointed ambassador to Brazil, but returned to be chief of the general staff, a post which had been recreated when Mussolini took charge of the War Ministry.