Servizio Informazioni Segrete
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The Servizio Informazioni Segrete (Secret Information Service, SIS) was the intelligence service of the Royal Italian Navy.[1][2] SIS was instrumental in moulding Italian Army's operations during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and the Battle of the Mediterranean, primarily due to its cryptanalysis successes and undercover operations.
Servizio Informazioni Segrete (SIS) | |
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Countries | Kingdom of Italy |
Branch | Regia Marina |
Type | Military intelligence |
Part of | Supermarina |
Engagements | Second Italo-Ethiopian War Spanish Civil War World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Alberto Lais |
Admiral Alberto Lais was its commander from 1931 to 1934 and from 1936 to January 1940, except for a brief period from July to October 1938. During World War II it was headed by Admiral Giuseppe Lombardi (from the start of the war to May 1941) and later by Admiral Francesco Maugeri (from May 1941 till the Armistice of Cassibile).[3][4]