Birth and Early Career
Campioni was born in Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy, on 14 November 1878. His naval service began when he entered the Italian Naval Academy at Leghorn (Livorno) in 1893. He graduated in 1896 and was promoted from midshipman to ensign in 1898 and then to lieutenant in 1905.
Campioni participated in the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-1912, serving as an officer aboard the armored cruiser Amalfi.
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