The Cooler King
Godfather
Who took part in the last cavalry charge in history and where and when did it take place?
WWII Quiz
The Other Guy
Spam King
It was the Polish army during WWII against the Germans.
1939.
1939.
The Cooler King
Godfather
Nope, this one took place after '39.
The Other Guy
Spam King
Russians against Germany, 1942-43?
The Cooler King
Godfather
Nope...
The Other Guy
Spam King
Okay, now you've lost me.
MontyB
All-Blacks Supporter
There are two other instances you may want to look into:
An Italian charge against the Russians (supposedly the last saber charge) and an American charge on the Japanese both in 1942.
Bugfatty
Active member
26th Cav, Filipino Scouts, Luzon 1942?
The Cooler King
Godfather
The last Cavalry charge in history took place on August 23, 1942, at Izbushensky on the River Don. The Italian Savoia Cavalry Regiment, commanded by Colonel Bettoni, and consisting of 600 mounted Italian troops, charged against 2,000 Soviet troops who had opened a breach between the German 6th Army and the Italian Army. The Italian Lancers destroyed two Soviet Infantry armoured vehicles before being forced to withdraw with slight losses, about thirty-two casualties.
Source: http://members.iinet.net.au/~gduncan/1942.html
Source: http://members.iinet.net.au/~gduncan/1942.html
The Other Guy
Spam King
Bleeping Italians
The Other Guy
Spam King
Eisenhower
June 7, 1944
June 7, 1944
The Cooler King
Godfather
Gavin and Taylor with the 82nd and 101st. Trick question. :wink:
The Other Guy
Spam King
That's evil. I hate trick questions.
Missileer
Active member
Well, you're half right. There were actually more and I should have mentioned it is a trick one but true.
The Cooler King
Godfather
Generals McAuliffe and Ridgway
Edit: and Gen. Howell and Pratt
Edit: and Gen. Howell and Pratt
Missileer
Active member
That's right.
1st: Major General Maxwell D. Taylor, Commander 101st Airborne Division
2nd: Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe, Division Artillery Commander 101st Airborne Division
3rd: Major General Mathew B. Ridgway, Commander 82nd Airborne Division
4th: Brigadier General James M. Gavin, Assistant Division Commander 82nd Airborne Division
The 101st took off from England before the 82nd. Therefore the two generals from the 101st were first to jump into Normandy.
General McAuliffe's jump is well documented in several books including: D-day with the Screaming Eagles by George Koskimaki, Rendezvous with Destiny by Rapport and Northwood and Ridgway's Paratroopers by Clay Blair."
Next.
1st: Major General Maxwell D. Taylor, Commander 101st Airborne Division
2nd: Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe, Division Artillery Commander 101st Airborne Division
3rd: Major General Mathew B. Ridgway, Commander 82nd Airborne Division
4th: Brigadier General James M. Gavin, Assistant Division Commander 82nd Airborne Division
The 101st took off from England before the 82nd. Therefore the two generals from the 101st were first to jump into Normandy.
General McAuliffe's jump is well documented in several books including: D-day with the Screaming Eagles by George Koskimaki, Rendezvous with Destiny by Rapport and Northwood and Ridgway's Paratroopers by Clay Blair."
Next.
The Cooler King
Godfather
Keeping with the Airborne theme, who was the CO of the first American Airborne unit to make a combat jump?
