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Their contribution in successfully defending the Gazala Line during [[Operation Crusader]], was also absolutely vital to one of Rommel’s most significant victories in the defeat of the British 1st Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment (''The Buffs'') and other units from the British-officered 5th Indian Brigade with over 1,000 Allied soldiers killed, wounded or captured during the Italo-German counterattack.

Their contribution in successfully defending the Gazala Line during [[Operation Crusader]], was also absolutely vital to one of Rommel’s most significant victories in the defeat of the British 1st Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment (''The Buffs'') and other units from the British-officered 5th Indian Brigade with over 1,000 Allied soldiers killed, wounded or captured during the Italo-German counterattack.

The 3rd, 5th and 6th Bersaglieri Regiments fought on the Eastern front against the Red Army.

During [[Operation Barbarossa]] in August 1941, the 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment formed part of the vanguard to secure a bridgehead on the Dnieper River for the panzers units and supporting German infantry, a task which they carried out successfully and suffered heavy casualties defending the Don River during the [[First Battle of Kiev]].