Change of command of the Liguria Carabinieri Legion. Division General Maurizio Ferla leaves to Brigadier General Claudio Lunardo. The handover took place this morning at the Carabinieri barracks “Vittorio Veneto”, in the presence of Army Corps General Riccardo Galletta, Interregional Commander “Pastrengo” with jurisdiction over the north-west area. Numerous civil and military authorities took part in the ceremony, including the Prefects of Genoa, Spezia and Imperia, the heads of the Genoese Judiciary and the Mayor of Genoa Bucci.
General Galletta, in thanking the always attentive and enthusiastic work of General Ferla, with whom he has known for forty years, wanted to extend his best wishes for good work to General Lunardo, to whom he recognizes great professional and human qualities.
General Ferla reached the top of the Legion 3 years ago, coming from the CC Command for Environmental Protection, after having held important positions at the General Command of the Arma, having held the command of the First Mobile Brigade in Rome, the Regiment of Marshals and Brigadier Students of Velletri, as well as at the territorial structure as Provincial Commander of Frosinone and Lecce and, as a young officer, in Naples and La Spezia. General Ferla will take on the role of Interregional Deputy Commander “Pogdora” in Rome.
Numerous successes, including operational ones, have been achieved by the Carabinieri in these years under his command: from the numerous investigations into drug trafficking to those into frauds against the elderly, from the capture of the ‘ndrangheta super-fugitive Pasquale Bonavota to the identification of the perpetrators of brutal murders; activities that have been added to the constant capillary control of the territory carried out by the patrols of the Stations and the Radiomobile Unit, which have guaranteed daily proximity to the citizen.
Who is Claudio Lunardo?
Born in Udine on February 18, 1968, married with three children, he began his military career in 1986, attending courses at the Military Academy of Modena and the Carabinieri Application School in Rome.
Graduated in Law and Internal and External Security Sciences, he attended the 9th Advanced Course of the General Staff at the High Defense Studies Center, obtained a second level Master’s degree in “Strategic Sciences” and the qualification of “Legal Advisor in the Armed Forces”.
With the ranks of Lieutenant and Captain, he was Platoon Commander at the 9th Carabinieri Battalion “Sardegna” in Cagliari, Commander of the Operational and Radiomobile Nucleus of the Carabinieri Company of Castellammare di Stabia (NA), Commander of the Carabinieri Companies of Pescara and Caserta and Head of Cell G3 of the Carabinieri Multinational Specialized Unit (SFOR) Regiment in Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina).
As a Senior Officer, with the ranks of Major and Lieutenant Colonel, he held the positions of General Staff in the Operations Office of the General Command of the Carabinieri, as well as Legal Advisor of the Carabinieri Multinational Specialized Unit (KFOR) Regiment in Pristina (Kosovo).
As a Colonel, within the General Command of the Carabinieri, he assumed the roles of Head of the Historical Office, Head of the Operations Room of the Operations Office, Head of the Office of the Chief of Staff and Head of the Legal Affairs and Military Condition Office – Anti-Corruption and Transparency Representative.
In the three-year period 2016-2019, he was Provincial Commander of the Carabinieri of Venice and, since 2019, at the same time, representative of the Force in the Strategic Direction Office of the General Office of the Chief of Defense Staff. Since 14 September 2020, he has been Head of the Operations Office of the General Command of the Carabinieri, a position that, since 1 January 2021, he has continued to hold with the rank of Brigadier General.
From 13 September 2021 to September 2023 he headed the Provincial Command of Turin before becoming Commander of the Autonomous Department at the General Command of the Carabinieri.
Since July 3, 2024 he has been Commander of the Liguria Carabinieri Legion.
