sk ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁recover ing ▁until ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁ 2 5 5 th ▁Se par ate ▁Che chen - In g ush ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment , ▁which ▁was ▁initially ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Y ap ont s ▁Ab adi ye v ; ▁later ▁Ab adi ye v ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁different ▁position ▁and ▁Vis ait ov ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁regiment ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁From ▁the ▁very ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁St aling rad ▁the ▁regiment ▁saw ▁heavy ▁battle ; ▁on ▁ 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁while ▁covering ▁the ▁retre at ▁of ▁Soviet ▁troops ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁engaged ▁by ▁the ▁ 7 8 th ▁T ank ▁Corps ▁of ▁the ▁We hr macht ▁near ▁Kot eln ik ovo . ▁During ▁the ▁eng agement ▁the ▁regiment ▁took ▁out ▁four ▁German ▁t anks ▁but ▁suffered ▁heavy ▁losses ▁from ▁both ▁German ▁t anks ▁and ▁av iation - based ▁attacks ▁from ▁numer ically ▁superior ▁forces . ▁F acing ▁constant ▁bomb ard ment ▁and ▁high ▁cas ual ties , ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁retre at , ▁and ▁after ▁suffering ▁further ▁losses ▁in ▁St aling rad ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁independent ▁reconna issance ▁batt al ions ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Caval ry ▁Corps . ▁Vis ait ov ▁himself ▁had ▁expressed ▁his ▁disag re ement ▁with ▁orders ▁to ▁send