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Jul 03, 1911 Rovinj, Istria County, Croatia Died on 24 Aug 1942 (aged 31)
Olympic modern pentathlete
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About Silvano Abbà
- Silvano Abbà (3 July 1911 – 24 August 1942) was an Italian modern pentathlete who won a bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
- Abbà 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.
- Abbà was killed, along with 32 other riders who were killed by the Soviets.
- 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.
