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Defence of the Don

Italy · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1942Date range
4Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1942

Carlo PellegriniAugust 1942

Don River · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Pellegrini's Sforzesca Division holds a sector of the Don during the first defensive battles faced by ARMIR.

Emilio BattistiDecember 1942

Don River · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Battisti's Cuneense holds positions on the northern Italian front while the wider ARMIR line begins to collapse farther south.

Luigi ReverberiDecember 1942

Don River · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Reverberi's Tridentina maintains its Alpine Corps positions while Soviet operations threaten the flanks of the Italian deployment.

Umberto RicagnoDecember 1942

Don River · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Ricagno's Julia remains committed on the Don as Soviet pressure intensifies against the Italian 8th Army.

Names involved

Carlo PellegriniEmilio BattistiLuigi ReverberiUmberto Ricagno

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