Charge of the Savoia Cavalleria at Izbushensky

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Charge of Izbushensky
Part of Case Blue in the Eastern Front of World War II
Date 24 August 1942 Location Izbushensky Khutor, Soviet Union 49°56′12″N 42°33′24″E / 49.93667°N 42.55667°E / 49.93667; 42.55667 Result Italian victory
Belligerents
Italy	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Alessandro, Count Bettoni Cazzago	Serafim Petrovich Merkulov
Strength
700	2,500
Casualties and losses
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.