In 1939 he retired, but in 1943 was recalled as a general commander of the Italian forces operating in Albania and as a General Governor of Albania where he resided with his family in the Presidential Palace of Tirana.
In 1939 he retired, but in 1943 was recalled as a general commander of the Italian forces operating in Albania and as a General Governor of Albania (replacing Francesco Jacomoni di San Savino). In Albania, he resided with his family in the Presidential Palace of Tirana.