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Annibale Bergonzoli

Annibale Bergonzoli, during World War II, was an Italian Lieutenant-General who commanded the defenses of Bardia, Libya. He was captured, in 1940, by Australian soldiers. His troops nicknamed him "Electric Whiskers", a reference to his spiked white beard.

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