Born to Carlo Aymonino and Matilde Stefani, Aldo Aymonino began his military career in 1899, in the
Lancers of Novara Regiment. After attending the Army War School, he served as a
staff officer in the
IX Corps and at the Military Division of
Milan. He then participated in the
Italo-Turkish War and in the
First World War, during which he initially served in the 4th Cavalry Division, then as deputy
Chief of Staff of the IX Army Corps and later at the Supreme Command, earning a
Bronze Medal of Military Valor. After promotion to
Colonel in 1918, he commanded the
"Savoia Cavalleria" Regiment, after which he assumed the position of Chief of Staff of the Army Corps of
Rome. After promotion to
Brigadier General in 1927 he held the 3rd Cavalry Command until 1930 and was then head of the Horse and Veterinary Service of the
Ministry of War from 1930 to 1932; on 25 February 1932 he was promoted to
Major General and from October 1932 to October 1933 he commanded the Military Division of
Trieste, and later the
2nd Cavalry Division "Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro" from October 1933 to March 1935, when he was appointed first
aide-de-camp to the
Prince of Piedmont,
Umberto of Savoy. Having been promoted to
lieutenant general on 1 January 1936, he held the command of the army corps of
Florence from 15 October 1938 to 10 June 1940, when he assumed that of the
VII Corps, mobilized for
operations against France after Italy's entry into
World War II, until 1 September 1940. On 26 January 1941, after a period in service at the Ministry of War for special duties, he assumed command of the
Regia Guardia di Finanza, which he held until 12 March 1945. He died in Rome in 1946. ==References==