What the records say
- When
- 23 Aug 1914 – 11 Sep 1914
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 49.85° N, 24.02° E
- Location
- Lemberg, Galicia (modern-day Lviv, Ukraine)
- Outcome
- Russian victory Full results 45%-50% of all Austrian manpower on the Eastern Front was destroyed, Russia had captured a large territory into the Kingdom of HungaryRussia's victory forced Austria to withdraw troops from the Serbian front, which eventually helped the Serbs win the campaignCreation General Government of Galicia and Bukovina
- Belligerents
- Austro-Hungarian Empire vs Russian Empire
Battle of Galicia
Battle in World War I's Eastern Front
The Battle of Galicia, also known as the Great 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 in several encounters and forced out of Galicia, while the Russians captured Lemberg and, for approximately nine months, ruled Eastern Galicia until their defeat at Gorlice…
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- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht in Galizien umfasst eine Reihe von Schlachten zwischen der österreichisch-ungarischen und der russischen Armee”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “offensive russe en Galicie orientale : prise de Lvov (Lemberg)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page