Activitatea Batalionului 13/20 Vânători de Munte Târgu Neamț pe frontul de răsărit în perioada noiembrie-decembrie 1943
The activity of the 13/20th Mountain Troops Battalion Târgu Neamț on the Eastern Front during the November-December 1943 period

Summary/Abstract: This article highlights the activity of the 13/20th Mountain Troops Battalion during November-December 1943, a subunit that participated in the military campaign in the Soviet Union in World War II, often being present on in the front line, in battles of attrition and in other important military engagements. On the night of 2-3 November 1943, the 13th Mountain Troops Battalion contributed alongside the 14th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th Battalions and the 111th, 112th Infantry Regiments in the breakout of the encirclement in the Pervo Konstantinovka area in the Ukrainian steppe, where the 4th Mountain Division was encircled together with the 24th Infantry Division. Due to their professionalism in military action in the Eastern Campaign, the mountain hunters were called ”the green devils” by the Russian troops. The multitude of military manoeuvres they took part in shows the training and professionalism of the troops, who were part of the 13/20th Mountain Troops Battalion. Taking into account the traditions of the Romanian people, educational and patriotic celebrations were organized around Christmas, including carolers groups, in which soldiers from the companies of the 13/20th Mountain Troops Battalion took part. As a general conclusion, the study captures touching moments that express the morale of the mountain huntsmen troops during the Second World War, of unity of the Romanian troops, hard tested by the nature of the events on the frontline, as well as the importance of the daily aspects of the life of this elite Romanian military subunit.

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