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6/25/2025, 11:32:54 AM
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Except in photo ops, cavalry was widely used on the eastern front in WW2 as dragoons or recon especially in terrain where it was difficult for vehicles to maneuver like swamps or forests.
The Soviets still had entire cavalry divisions up until the end of the war and used them as mounted infantry to provide support for armoured units, rapidly securing bridgeheads (horses can swim pretty well), infiltration & recon & deep behind the lines raids on German supply lines. The only times they charged full on was when the enemy line broke in a full frontal assault and Axis infantry started running away. The way the US SPECOPS used cavalry in the Middle East was remarkably similar to how the Russians deployed cavalry in WW2.
Except in photo ops, cavalry was widely used on the eastern front in WW2 as dragoons or recon especially in terrain where it was difficult for vehicles to maneuver like swamps or forests.
The Soviets still had entire cavalry divisions up until the end of the war and used them as mounted infantry to provide support for armoured units, rapidly securing bridgeheads (horses can swim pretty well), infiltration & recon & deep behind the lines raids on German supply lines. The only times they charged full on was when the enemy line broke in a full frontal assault and Axis infantry started running away. The way the US SPECOPS used cavalry in the Middle East was remarkably similar to how the Russians deployed cavalry in WW2.
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