Bersaglieri units also fought on the Eastern front against the Red Army.
Bersaglieri units also fought on the Eastern front against the Red Army.
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The Bersaglieri fought in the [[Greco-Italian War]] and invasion of Yugoslavia. The first Bersaglieri to see combat in North Africa was the Special Armoured Brigade. They arrived in Libya in late 1940. It met fought well in defence of Derna, when British tanks and armoured car units were ambushed.