15,000 - 30,000 Georgian Soldiers were fighting on the German side in the II world war against the Soviet union, that Occupied their Homeland and Their Lovely State in 1921. They fought bravely and heroically as a Georgian rule! Many of them went to Zeskneli. The ensign of the 822 Georgian infantry battalion 'Konigin Tamara' in full dress, during a medal presentation at the parade grounds in Zandvoort. Source: Wim Kalkman.