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Yes,but it was beginning of war,when soviet units mass surrender or run.That changed,when germans showed their true face,but for first 3 weeks of war germans lost 22.000KIA ,when soviets lost million/all kind/ and 11.000 tanks. If germans come as liberators,entire Europe would be theirs.

I just found old article about Italians in soviets - in 1941 they have 2 dyvisions - Torino and Pasubio,3 fast dyvision "Principle Amadeo duca d'aosta/bersalieri and 2 calvary regiments/,artillery,some planes,and 2 battalions of black schirts. They fought well,especially during soviet...

Bersalieri was fast infrantry - remnant of 19th century on modern battlefield.But,they were good,and probably still are. Here:

Like all their armored dyvisions.Rommel would not ahieve anything without them.

Their mountian dyvisions were real elites.When they retreat in 1942 in soviets/dumb germans send them on steppe,not into Caucassus/,they were encircled by soviets - and break in bayonet charge. Calvary was good,too - in 1942 they charged and take trenches hold by soviet siberian troops...