Global InformationCharge of the Savoia Cavalleria at Izbushensky information
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| Charge of Izbushensky | |||||||
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| Part of Case Blue in the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
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 Soviet Union | ||||||
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 Alessandro, Count Bettoni Cazzago |
Serafim Petrovich Merkulov | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 700 | 2,500 | ||||||
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32 dead 52 wounded 100+ horses killed |
150 dead 300 wounded 600 captured 4 cannons 10 mortars 50 machine guns | ||||||
The Charge of the "Savoia Cavalleria" at Izbushensky was a clash between the Italian cavalry Regiment "Savoia Cavalleria" (3rd) and the Soviet 812th Rifle Regiment (304th Rifle Division) that took place on August 24, 1942, near the hamlet (khutor) of Izbushensky (Избушенский), close to the junction between the Don and Khopyor rivers. Though a minor skirmish in the theatre of operation of the Eastern Front, the Izbushensky charge had great propaganda resonance in Italy and it is still remembered as one of the last significant cavalry charges in history.