During World War II, Alpini divisions where added to a couple of fronts. In 1942 the Italian expeditionary force ended up being certainly delivered regarding Russian front side to aid the Wehrmacht. It included the Alpini Julia, Tridentina and Cuneense divisions. The Italian Alpini took active component at security making use of this Don front side however they'd been outnumbered and surrounded by the troops in regards to the Red Army. The Alpini divisions were forced to retreat with a protracted and heroic march, in severe conditions, through cool wastes of Russian steppe. Through the whole retreat they certainly were additionally tangled up in tough clashes. The absolute most famous will be the battle of Nikolajewka that took place on January1943
