Kalmykian Cavalry Corps
The Kalmykian Cavalry Corps (German: Kalmücken-Kavallerie-Korps; also known as: German: Kalmücken Verband Dr. Doll, Oirat: Доктор Доллин Хальмг мөртә церг, romanized: Doktor Dollin Xalmg mörtä tserg, [ˈdoktər ˈdolin xɑlʲˈmək mœrˈtæ t͡sɛˈrək], Dr. Doll Kalmyk Formation (Dr. Doll was an alias of Otto Werba)) was a unit of about 5,000 ethnic Kalmyk volunteers who chose to join the German Army in 1942 rather than remain in Kalmykia as German forces retreated before the Red Army. Stalin subsequently declared the Kalmyk population as a whole to be German collaborators in 1943 and ordered mass deportations to Siberia suffering great loss of life.
| Doctor Doll Kalmyk Formation | |
|---|---|
| Kalmücken Verband Dr. Doll Доктор Доллин Хальмг мөртә церг | |
| Active | 1942–1945 |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | German Army |
| Role | Cavalry |
| Size | 5,000 |
| Colors | Red, gold |
| Engagements | World War II |
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