1941 08 05 Soviets vs Hungarians - Steve NoonOn 5 August 1941, roughly 4,000 Soviet soldiers broke t
1941 08 05 Soviets vs Hungarians - Steve NoonOn 5 August 1941, roughly 4,000 Soviet soldiers broke through the Axis lines and headed towards the Hungarian 1st Cavalry Brigade. A Hungarian reconnaissance patrol led by Ensign László Merész of the 1st Armoured Cavalry Battalion was ordered on 6 August to locate the enemy. At about 1000hrs, three Red Army cavalry squadrons bumped into the Hungarian 39M Csaba armoured cars, with deadly consequences for the horsemen and their mounts. Roughly an hour later, a Soviet motor column heading south was ambushed by the Hungarian armoured cars, which opened fire at close range. The first Soviet truck was halted by direct hits; the following vehicles ran into the first one. South of the road, about two companies of Soviet infantry advance from the woods. Armed with Mosin-Nagant rifles with fixed bayonets, the riflemen wear SSh-39 helmets and the usual Soviet kit, with knee-length boots. An NCO is trying to rally his men; he is armed with an SVT-38 semi-automatic rifle and wears the appropriate magazine pouches. -- source link
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