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]]. | 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]]. |