Silvano Abbà Explained

Silvano Abba (3 July 1911  - 24 August 1942) was an Italian modern pentathlete who won a bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[1] Abba was a military man, who led the Italian Savoy Cavalry squadron in August 1942 at the Charge of the Savoia Cavalleria at Isbuscenskij near Stalingrad. Abba was killed, along with 32 other riders who were killed by the Soviets.^[2] It is considered the last cavalry charge in military history and was won by the Italian Savoia Cavalleria regiment, led by Colonel Alessandro Bettoni Cazzago.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Silvano Abba . Olympic.org . .
2. Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 July 2018.
3. Silvano Abba . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002631/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/silvano-abba-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 26 June 2012.
4. Web site: Silvano Abba . databaseOlympics.com . 2012-07-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064123/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ABBASIL01 . 2016-03-04.