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On 28 June, the 12th Bersaglieri Regiment and supporting tanks from the ''Littorio'' Division surrounded Mersa Matruh, with the British garrison attempting to break out under the cover of darkness completely frustrated. The next day, the 7th Bersaglieri Regiment also met with success when the 10th and 11th Battalions stormed the British fortress and took 6,500 prisoners in the [[Battle of Mersa Matruh]]. The Bersaglieri were enthusiastic about their successes and had given Rommel their feathers and carried him in triumph on their shoulders, shouting that with him they were sure they could reach Alexandria<ref>"The Bersaglieri were enthusiastic about Rommel and had given him their feathers and carried him in triumph on their shoulders, shouting that with him they were sure they could reach Alexandria." Rommel, Charles Douglas-Home, p. 491, Saturday Review Press, 1973</ref>
On 28 June, the 12th Bersaglieri Regiment and supporting tanks from the ''Littorio'' Division surrounded Mersa Matruh, with the British garrison attempting to break out under the cover of darkness completely frustrated. The next day, the 7th Bersaglieri Regiment also met with success when the 10th and 11th Battalions stormed the British fortress and took 6,500 prisoners in the [[Battle of Mersa Matruh]]. The Bersaglieri were enthusiastic about their successes and had given Rommel their feathers and carried him in triumph on their shoulders, shouting that with him they were sure they could reach Alexandria<ref>"The Bersaglieri were enthusiastic about Rommel and had given him their feathers and carried him in triumph on their shoulders, shouting that with him they were sure they could reach Alexandria." Rommel, Charles Douglas-Home, p. 491, Saturday Review Press, 1973</ref>
In July 1942 the spearhead of the 8th Italian Army, 6th Bersaglieri Regiment, captured Krasnij Lutsch and Ivanowka with 30,000 Russians (mainly through desertions) falling into Italian hands.<ref>"Ma la gran massa dei prigionieri che in certe fasi delle operazioni affluivano a questi campi rese praticamente difficile, se non impossibile, un sostanziale miglioramento: ricordo, ad esempio, che nei mesi di luglio-agosto del 1942 nel campo di Millerowo, con un'organizzazione logistica molto primitiva, furono concentrati oltre 30.000 prigionieri, con le conseguenze che è facile immaginare." La Guerra al Fronte Russo: il Corpo di spedizione italiano in Russia (CSIR), Giovanni Messe, p. 87, Mursia, 2005</ref>
During the [[First Battle of El Alamein]], the 7th and 9th Bersaglieri Regiments along with the ''Sabratha'', ''Trento'' and ''Trieste'' Divisions showed great courage, derailing both the 9th Australian Division advance developing from Tel el Eisa on 11 July and the 2nd New Zealand Division attack against Ruweisat Ridge on 22 July.<ref>[http://www.comandosupremo.com/1elalamein.html First Battle of El Alamein COMANDO SUPREMO/ITALY AT WAR]</ref>
During the [[First Battle of El Alamein]], the 7th and 9th Bersaglieri Regiments along with the ''Sabratha'', ''Trento'' and ''Trieste'' Divisions showed great courage, derailing both the 9th Australian Division advance developing from Tel el Eisa on 11 July and the 2nd New Zealand Division attack against Ruweisat Ridge on 22 July.<ref>[http://www.comandosupremo.com/1elalamein.html First Battle of El Alamein COMANDO SUPREMO/ITALY AT WAR]</ref>