Battle of Galicia

Battle of Galicia
Part of the Eastern Front during World War I

Eastern Front, September 1914.
Date23 August – 11 September 1914
Location
Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary
Result Russian victory
Full results
Territorial
changes
Russian occupation of Eastern Galicia and Northern Bukovina
Belligerents
Russian Empire  Austria-Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Nikolai Ivanov
A. Y. von Saltza
Aleksei Evert
Pavel Plehve
Nikolai Ruzsky
Aleksei Brusilov
Austria-Hungary Archduke Friedrich
Austria-Hungary Conrad von Hötzendorf
Austria-Hungary V. D. von Krasnik
Austria-Hungary Moritz von Auffenberg
Austria-Hungary Rudolf von Brudermann
Austria-Hungary E. von Böhm-Ermolli
Austria-Hungary H. K. von Kövessháza
Austria-Hungary Heinrich von Kummer (General, 1874)
Units involved
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

Initial: 337,000 men[6]

Overall: 1,200,000

Initial: 495,000 men[6]

Overall: 950,000
Casualties and losses

200,000–300,000:

  • 40,000 captured

324,000–420,000:

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

The Battle of Galicia was a major battle between Russia and Austria-Hungary during the early stages of World War I in 1914. In the course of the battle, the Austro-Hungarian armies were severely defeated and forced out of Galicia, while the Russians captured Lemberg and, for approximately nine months, ruled Eastern Galicia until their defeat at Gorlice and Tarnów.

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