Narew Offensive

Narew Offensive
Part of the Bug-Narew Offensive of Eastern Front of World War I

  • Bug-Narew Offensive
  • and Russian withdrawal
Date19 July - 3 August 1915
Location
Narew area (present-day Poland)
Result

German victory

Belligerents
 German Empire Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Units involved
Strength
335,696 men[1] 583,756 men[2][3]
Casualties and losses
60,482 men[4][5]
  • 133,069 men[6][7]
  • including 45,000 prisoners

The World War I German Narew offensive followed after the victory in the Second battle of Przasnysz. In stubborn battles, the Imperial German army forced the numerically superior forces of the Russian Army to retreat, but could not inflict a decisive defeat on them.

  1. ^ Sanitaetsbericht ueber das Deutsche Heer (Deutsche Feld-und Besatzungsheer) im Weltkriege 1914/18. Bd. III. p. 45
  2. ^ С.Г. Нелипович, Русский фронт Первой мировой войны. Потери сторон 1915, 2022, p. 531
  3. ^ including reserves in Novogeorgievsk
  4. ^ С.Г. Нелипович, 2022, с. 532
  5. ^ including casualties at Second battle of Przasnysz
  6. ^ С.Г. Нелипович, 2022, с. 532
  7. ^ including casualties at Second battle of Przasnysz

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