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Battle of Galicia

Battle of Galicia
Part of the Eastern Front during World War I
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Eastern Front, September 1914.
Date 23 August – 11 September 1914
Location Lemberg, Galicia (modern-day Ukraine)
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
 Russian Empire  Austria-Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Russian Empire Nikolai Ivanov
Russian Empire Baron Salza
Russian Empire Alexei Evert
Russian Empire Pavel Plehve
Russian Empire Nikolai Ruzsky
Russian Empire Aleksei Brusilov 		Austria-Hungary Archduke Friedrich
Austria-Hungary Conrad von Hötzendorf
Austria-Hungary Viktor Dankl
Austria-Hungary Moritz von Auffenberg
Austria-Hungary Rudolf Brudermann
Austria-Hungary Eduard von Böhm
Austria-Hungary Herrmann von Kövess
Austria-Hungary Heinrich von Kummer
Units involved
Russian Empire Southwestern Front

Austria-Hungary 1st Army
Austria-Hungary 3rd Army
Austria-Hungary 4th Army
Austria-Hungary Army group Kövess

Austria-Hungary Army group Kummer
Strength
1,200,000 950,000
Casualties and losses

225,000–250,000:

  • 40,000 captured

324,000–400,000:

  • 100,000 dead
  • 220,000 wounded
  • 100,000–130,000 captured

Austria-Hungary 1st Army
Austria-Hungary 3rd Army
Austria-Hungary 4th Army
Austria-Hungary Army group Kövess


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