Sacrifice on the steppe : the Italian Alpine Corps in the Stalingrad Campaign, 1942-1943 /

When Germany's Sixth Army advanced to Stalingrad in 1942, its long-extended flanks were mainly held by its allied armies-the Romanians, Hungarians, and Italians. But as history tells us, these flanks quickly caved in before the massive Soviet counter-offensive which commenced that November, doo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hamilton, Hope
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Phhiladelphia, Pa. : Casemate, 2011.
Temas:
Italy. > Esercito. > Alpini.
Italy. > Esercito. > Alpini
1939-1945
Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Russia (Federation)
Bataille de Stalingrad, Volgograd, Russie, 1942-1943.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Russie.
Military campaigns
Russia (Federation)
Russia (Federation) > Volgograd
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • preface
  • part i italian troops are sent to russia
  • the invasion of russia
  • summer of 1942
  • the trek of the alpini
  • on the don lines
  • general conditions on the don front
  • the soviet winter offensive begins
  • transfer of the julia division
  • encirclement of the alpine corps
  • part ii la ritirata: withdrawal of the alpine corps from the don
  • retreat during the height of winter
  • the cuneense and julia continue to withdraw
  • disaster on the steppe
  • withdrawal of the tridentina division
  • OUT OF THE ENCIRCLEMENT: THE MARCH CONTINUESSURVIVORS OF THE WITHDRAWAL RETURN TO ITALY
  • PART III PRISONERS OF WAR
  • CAPTURE AT VALUIKI
  • MARCHES OF THE DAVAI
  • PRISONER OF WAR TRANSPORTS
  • PRISONER OF WAR CAMPSâ€? THE FIRST MONTHS
  • CAMPS SUZDAL AND KRASNOGORSK
  • PART IV IL RITORNO: RETURNING HOME
  • THE HOMEWARD JOURNEY
  • LE PERDITEâ€? LOSSES OF THE ARMIR
  • A SIGN OF HOPE
  • POSTSCRIPT
  • COMPOSITION OF THE ITALIAN ALPINE CORPS, 1942â€?43
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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