Georgian uprising on Texel
| Uprising on Texel | |||||||
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| Part of the Western Front of 1944-45 in the European theatre of World War II | |||||||
Georgian military cemetery on Texel | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Georgian Legion Canada | Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Shalva Loladze † W.N. Kelder | Klaus Breitner | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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565+ Georgians killed 120 Texel Dutch killed | 812+ Germans killed | ||||||
The Georgian uprising on Texel (Dutch: Opstand der Georgiërs) (5 April 1945 – 20 May 1945) was an insurrection by the 882nd Infantry Battalion Königin Tamara (Queen Tamar or Tamara) of the Georgian Legion of the German Army stationed on the German-occupied Dutch island of Texel (pronounced Tessel in Dutch, and Texel in English, Frisian, and German). The battalion was made up of 800 Georgians and 400 Germans, with mainly German officers. It was one of the last battles in the European theater.