Inventory of the Stefano Braccio photographs

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Title: Stefano Braccio photographs
Date (inclusive): 1940-1945
Collection Number: 2017C52
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Italian
Physical Description: 2 oversize boxes (1.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Depicts Italian military operations in the Soviet Union during World War II.
Creator: Braccio, Stefano
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2017.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Stefano Braccio photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

Lieutenant, Italian army; member, 1 Battaglione Pontieri del Genio.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection consists of correspondence to Stefano Braccio and two photo albums, containing 332 photographs in all, in good condition and neatly captioned. The photographs provide a complete visual record of Braccio's unit's operation in the Ukraine, from the crossing of the Soviet frontier in July 1941 to the end of Italian troops' participation on the Eastern Front in February 1943, after the Axis forces' defeat at Stalingrad.
The collection covers the entire duration of Italian participation on the Eastern Front from the perspective of an engineer combat battalion. It shows life in the Italian military and the soldiers' generally amicable interaction with the Ukrainian population. Of special interest are photos of churches and other historical monuments, as well as wartime views of such cities as Kiev (Kyiv), Kharkov (Kharkiv), Dnepropetrovsk (Dnipro), and Voroshilovgrad (Luhansk), in addition to the many bridges repaired or built by the Italian army.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works
Italy. Esercito. Battaglione Pontieri del Genio, 1

box 1

al Fronte Russo, Album 1 1941-1943

box 2

Correspondence from Colonel Biandrate to Stefano Braccio 1940-1945

box 2

al Fronte Russo, Album 2 1941-1943