The Georgian Uprising of Texel ( 4 April 1945 -- 20 May 1945 ) was an insurrection ( a rebellion , or mutiny , when soldiers disobey their orders ) by Soviet Georgian soldiers on the island of Texel . The Georgian Uprising on Texel ( 5 April 1945 -- 20 May 1945 ) was an insurrection by the 882nd Infantry Battalion KÃ nigin Tamara ( Queen Tamar or Tamara ) of the Georgian Legion of the German Army ( Wehrmacht Heer ) stationed on the German occupied Dutch island of Texel ( pronounced Tessel ) .