 The Legione Redenta fought until November 1919 when as part of the general Allied withdrawal from Russia, it returned to Italy, where it was welcomed with military honors.The Italian legionaries were divided in 2 groups, one with black collar patches the other with red collar patches.Those with the red collar patches were recruited initially by Andrea Compatangelo in an irregular "Brigata Savoia" and after heavy fighting, occupied the important railway hub of Krasnojarsk for nearly two months before reaching Tientsin in summer 1918.