the intervention of Alfred Rosenberg. Adolf Hitler himself was greatly suspicious of the Georgian and other Soviet battalions. This was especially so after some Georgian soldiers of the Wehrmacht deserted and joined local Resistance movements across Europe, especially in Italy and France. Despite these suspicions, Alexander Nikuradze, Michael Achmeteli, and some other Georgian scholars were held in high esteem in Germany and managed to keep a somewhat favorable treatment of Georgians by the Reich. As a result of Hitler's distrust of Osttruppen ("Eastern Troops"), some Georgian battalions were moved west to occupation duties in the Netherlands. With the western allies driving into Germany, the 822 Georgian battalion, stationed on the Dutch island of Texel, rebelled against their German overlords. The resulting battle, known as the Georgian uprising on Texel, continued from April 5, 1945 past the general German surrender, until May 20. This event is sometimes described as Europe's last battle. In accordance with inter-Allied agreements, all Soviet citizens were to be repatriated, by force if necessary, to the Soviet Union. The Soviets treated those who wore German uniforms, such as those in the Georgian Legion, as traitors. They were punished upon their return, with many exiled to Siberia or Central Asia. List of Georgian units in the Wehrmacht List of Georgian units in the Wehrmacht (incomplete) 795 Battalion "Shalva Maglakelidze" Fighting: 1942 in North Ossetia, 1944 in France 796 Battalion. Fighting: 1942/43 in Tuapse, North Caucasus 797 Battalion "Giorgi Saakadze" Fighting: 1943/44 in France 798 Battalion Fighting: 1943/44 in France 1945 in Germany 799 Battalion Fighting: 1943/44 in France, 1945 in Germany 822 Battalion "Tamara" Fighting: 1943/44/45 in France and on Texel (Netherlands) 823 Battalion 824 Battalion Fighting: 1944 in Lvov, Poland SS Waffengruppe "Georgien" was formed on December 11, 1944 and commanded by SS Waffen-Standartenführer Michail Pridon Tsulukidze The elite Bergmann Battalion, part of the Brandenburgers of the German Abwehr also had a majority of Georgian personnel. Notes See also Ostlegionen Tetri Giorgi Bergmann Battalion Union of Georgian Traditionalists Georgian Uprising of Texel The Georgian Legion (1914-1918) References Lang, David Marshall (1962), A Modern History of Georgia, London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Alexander Statiev, At War's Summit: The Red Army and the Struggle for the Caucasus Mountains in World War II. (Cambridge University press, 2018) External links Soviet Volunteers in the German Wehrmacht during World War II Essay on the 822nd Georgia Battalion of the German Army List of