Italian soldiers posing in front of a knocked out Russian BT tank.

Eastern front

The same Cr 42 of the other photo. 
Nevertheless CR 42 was used as fighter-bomber and night fighter still to 1944, when the production stopped. The Germans used about 60 CR 42s, the last serie of production, as fighter-bombers in Balkans.
Look the funny insinia of 162a squadriglia: a cat with the battle-cry "varda che te sbrego" = pay attention, I better you down.

CR 42

Snuggled snuggled in a frozen hole.
Alpini in Russian winter...