 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1926 Mascherpa akasimudzirwa kuva lieutenant commander uye akapiwa kutungamira kweSan Marco Battalion; muna 1931, mushure mekusimudzirwa kumukuru, akashanda ari mungarava yehondo Duilio ndokuzova Chief of Staff wePola Naval Command. Mukati meHondo yeItaly neEthiopiaakatungamira ngarava dzekubatsira uye akabva agadzwa kuva mutungamiri weAegean MAS Group; pakupera kwa1936 akagadzwa kuve mukuru mukuru paTaranto Naval Barracks. 