High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ugo Cavallero (September 20, 1880 – September 13, 1943) was an Italian military commander before and during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight`s Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight`s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded by the Third Reich to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.