During World War II, Alpini divisions by which placed on a few fronts. In 1942 the Italian expeditionary force was indeed 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 protection using this Don front however they'd been outnumbered and surrounded by the troops concerning the Red Army. The Alpini divisions were forced to retreat with an extended and heroic march, in severe conditions, through cool wastes of Russian steppe. Through the entire retreat they were also involved in tough clashes. The most famous may be the battle of Nikolajewka that occurred on January1943