Need infos for the battle of Serafimovitch; CSIR's side

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Noble 7
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Need infos for the battle of Serafimovitch; CSIR's side

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Post by Noble 7 » 13 Nov 2016, 13:40

Hello Everyone, I hope you have a nice day.

So, I need infos for the battle of Serafimovitch (20-22 june 1942); CSIR's side (not german or russian).

This is what I know:

-The major italian actor for this battle is the Celere (cavalry) division.
-This division had to keep a bank of the Don (River) against all soviet's attacks.
-Celere division was litteraly positionned on the bank of the Don.
-This division was attacked by russians' s force between 20-22 june 1942.
-In this attack, italians destroyed ~30 ennemy's tanks (T-34 and BT-7)
-Russian managed to pass the defenses, but the bridgehead was destroyed by an Italian cavalry charge (the last "big" cavalry charge of history).

Sssoooo, this is what I have for this battle. but it isnt enough. I need more infos, like... what is the strategic point of this battle ? What divisions italian are fighting ? ETC.

Thanks you for your contribution !

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Re: Need infos for the battle of Serafimovitch; CSIR's side

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Post by zaptiè » 13 Nov 2016, 16:22

In italy is named "Carica di Isbuscenskij" made from Savoia rgt .


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Re: Need infos for the battle of Serafimovitch; CSIR's side

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Post by Noble 7 » 17 Nov 2016, 21:33

Thanks you for you help ! But "Carica di Isbuscenskij" is the italian cavalry charge made by the savoie regiment in august, and this is not precisely what I want... but Thanks you.

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Re: Need infos for the battle of Serafimovitch; CSIR's side

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Post by jwsleser » 27 Nov 2016, 01:14

Noble 7

Zaptiè is correct. Change the word June to August in your post and you are exactly describing the 1st battaglia difensiva del Don (of which the "Carica di Isbuscenskij" is just one part). That battle took place on 20-22 August 1942.

The Italian named Le operazinoei della 3° divisone celere nell'ansa di Serafimovic took place between 24 July- 21 August with the actual fighting between 28 July-3 August, with light fighting on 10-12 August.

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