Silvano Abba (3 July 1911 – 24 August 1942) was an Italian modern pentathlete who won a bronze medal at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. 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 Volgograd,. geographical renaming, formerly Tsaritsyn. (1589–1925) and Stalingrad. (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The city lies on the western bank of the Volga, covering an area o ...

. Abba was killed, along with 32 other riders who were killed by the Soviets. It is one of the last cavalry charges in military history, and resulted in victory for the Italian ''Savoia Cavalleria'' regiment, led by Colonel Alessandro Bettoni Cazzago.

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1911 births 1942 deaths Italian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Modern pentathletes at the 1936 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Italian military personnel killed in World War II Recipients of the Gold Medal of Military Valor 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub