Battle of Smorgon

Wann

15. Sept. 1915 – 4. Dez. 1917

Art

Schlacht

Koordinaten

53.36° N, 23.65° E

Location

Smarhon, Grodno Governorate, (present day Smarhon District, Grodno Region)

Outcome

Russian victory

Belligerents

German Empire gegen Russian Empire

Platziert: midpoint of the belligerents’ countries: the source gives no place.

Battle in Belarus during World War I

The Battle of Smorgon was an 810-day battle near the town of Smorgon along the Eastern Front of World War I. It was during this battle that Russian troops successfully halted the enemy's advance for the first time since the Great Retreat. In addition, Smorgonshchyna was one of the places of mass use of chemical weapons on the Eastern Front.

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