Ferruccio Ranza

Ferruccio Ranza
Born	9 September 1892 Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Kingdom of Italy
Died	25 April 1973 (1973-04-26) (aged 80) Bologna, Italy
Allegiance	Italy
Service / branch	Engineer; aviation
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	Tenente (later Brigadier General)
Unit	43a Squadriglia, 77a Squadriglia
Commands	91a Squadriglia
Awards	Three Silver and two Bronze awards of Medal for Military Valor, Military Order of Savoy, French Croix de Guerre and Croix de Guerre (Belgium), Serbian Order of Karageorge
Other work	Rose to several different high commands during 1930s and World War II

Brigadier General Ferruccio Ranza (9 September 1892—25 April 1973) began his military career as a World War I flying ace credited with seventeen confirmed victories and eight unconfirmed ones. Postwar, he rose to command of several area commands of the resurgent Italian Air Force. He served through the end of World War II.