Freres Ennemis ETO (id:#59008)

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Near Aga Batyr, USSR 1942-11-30 (9 others)

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Overview:

"Brothers Enemies" --- The Cossack Cavalry Regiment under Colonel von Jungschulz was one of the units tasked with the defense of the long northern flank of Army Group A, committed to the Caucasus. Formed from ex-POWs, deserters and volunteers with a fierce hatred of the Soviet system, the Regiment was equipped with captured Russian arms and led by German officers. In the summer of 1942, von Jungschulz led several operations in the Nogai steppe to support the operations of the panzers, and often clashed with cavalry units belonging to the Red Army. It accomplished its missions and effectively patrolled a wide area. But in late November, following the successful operations to surround the 6th Army in Stalingrad, the Russian troops of the Transcaucasian Front, reinforced with new, well-equipped units, went on the offensive, with the goal of cutting off the retreat of Army Group A.

Defender: Russian (Cossack) / German (Von Jungschulz Cossack Regiment and elements of 3rd Kradschutzen Battalion & 543rd Panzerjaeger Abteilung)  

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