Siege of Kovno

Siege of Kaunas
Part of the Eastern Front during World War I
Date 12 August – 18 August 1915 Location Kovno, Russian Empire (now in Lithuania) Result German victory
Belligerents
German Empire	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Karl Litzmann	Vladimir Grigoriev
Strength
unknown 1,360 guns[1]	66,000[2] 1,370 guns[3]
Casualties and losses
10,000 killed, wounded and captured[4]	~45,000 total[a] 1,300 guns (of which 350 were heavy), 100 machine guns, 20,000 rifles, 810,000 shells.[6]

Summer 1915, Imperial German Army began the Riga–Schaulen offensive and advanced towards Lithuania and Kaunas. The Germans reached Kaunas in July 1915. At that time, 66,629 men with 1,370 guns, commanded by Vladimir Grigoriev (Russian: Владимир Григорьев), manned the fortress.^[7] To attack the fortress, the Germans brought four divisions to the operation, which were placed under the command of Karl Litzmann.^[8]

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