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WWII USSR ITALY Lieutenant Robert alpine Cacchi (1914-2004) on the front of the Don. The lieutenant, author of the rare examples of the tragic color photographic expedition to Russia, had asked the orderly Neo Ruffini to take it back with his Leica; Both were veterans of the survivors of the 2nd Alpine Division "Tridentine", 6th Alpini Regiment under the command of Colonel Paolo Signorini, Battalion Verona. USSR, 1942

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titleALPINE IN RUSSIA

Cacchi R. Roberto Cacchi USSR Russia USSR Soviet Union Italy World War II WWII WWII WW2 World War II history of photography spontaneous photography Eastern Front Russian front Russian campaign Alpine Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia CSIR Italian Army in Russia ARMIR invasion connection offensive trench snow ice General Winter Russian winter cold frost Don Photographer