Posted on Dec 6, 2016
Italians on the Eastern Front: From Barbarossa to Stalingrad
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Very good item of forgotten history! In OCT - I was in Sommacampgna walking a battle there from 1848 - and came upon a church in the village atop the ridge. In it was a chapel for the local dead - with many of the Italian soldiers having missing in Russia on the inscription.
Italians on the Eastern Front: From Barbarossa to Stalingrad
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Great story and Military History Lesson
...."... The CSIR served in the East with honor and fortitude. However, the finest army Italy fielded during World War II was swallowed up in the vastness of Russia...."...
...."... The CSIR served in the East with honor and fortitude. However, the finest army Italy fielded during World War II was swallowed up in the vastness of Russia...."...
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This was the full chapel - most places have been to - such is usually WWI - but this was WWII loses. Makes sense being the article says Verona was the departure point - and these were men who were from units on the outskirts of Verona.
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