Charge of the Savoia Cavalleria at Izbushensky

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
Result	Italian victory
Belligerents
Italy;	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Alessandro, Count Bettoni Cazzago	Serafim Petrovich Merkulov
Strength
700	2,500
Casualties and losses
; 84 casualties: ; 32 dead; 52 wounded; 100+ horses killed	; For the entire 304th division on 24 August:; 184 killed; 82 wounded

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 24 August 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.