II G.M. 10 January 1943 Design of W. Molino for "Sunday of the Courier'' the great battle in the handle of the Don - In the combats that have been ignited as a result of the Soviet offensive; our alpine ones have been distinguished; particularly those of the Julia division that with vigorous counterattacks; have stopped the enemy and they have fought off it victoriously" - these the propagandistiche news who venivavo diffuse but the retreat already was begun; 19 December of the'43 was given to truppe Italian the order of folding from the Russian shipment; that it gave beginning to the dramatic retreat of the Armir. The bloody battle of Nikolaevka (26 January) still had not happened