On this day, December 25, 1944, 80 years ago, the Red Army was defeated by Cossack units of the Wehrmacht under the command of I.N. Kononov.
The 5th Don Cossack and 6th Terek Cavalry Regiments, during fierce fighting, inflicted a heavy defeat on the 233rd Soviet Rifle Division, driving the Bolsheviks to flee and forcing them to abandon their foothold on the right bank of the Drava. N.D. Tolstoy referred to this as "the last battle of the Civil War."
On this day, December 25, 1944, 80 years ago, the Red Army was defeated by Cossack units of the Wehrmacht under the command of I.N. Kononov.
The 5th Don Cossack and 6th Terek Cavalry Regiments, during fierce fighting, inflicted a heavy defeat on the 233rd Soviet Rifle Division, driving the Bolsheviks to flee and forcing them to abandon their foothold on the right bank of the Drava. N.D. Tolstoy referred to this as "the last battle of the Civil War."
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