Dragon 6277 Georgian Legion (Normandy, 1944)

The Georgian Legion (German Georgische Legion) is a German military formation that was included in the so-called Eastern Legions. The latter were recruited from non-Russian volunteers in the territories of the USSR occupied by the Third Reich, starting in 1942. The Georgian Legion was formed in July this year, and its first commander was Shalwa Maghlakelidze, and the Legion consisted of a total of eight infantry battalions. It is worth adding, however, that the Legion did not exercise direct command over them and did not create a uniform and coherent combat unit. His battalions were assigned individually to Wehrmacht units and sent to the front. These battalions took part in the fighting in various regions of Europe and with varying degrees of effectiveness. For example - the 796th Georgian Battalion served in the North Caucasus at the turn of 1942 and 1943, and the 797th or 798th Georgian Battalion served in France in 1943-1944 and were engaged in battles with the Western Allies.