Battle of Smorgon

Quand

15 sept. 1915 – 4 déc. 1917

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

53.36° N, 23.65° E

Location

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

Outcome

Russian victory

Belligerents

German Empire contre Russian Empire

Placé à : 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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