Siege of Przemyśl
1914–15 battle on the Eastern Front of World War I / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Battle of Przemyśl (disambiguation).
The siege of Przemyśl[lower-alpha 1] was the longest siege in Europe during the First World War.[4] The siege was a crushing defeat of the Austro-Hungarian Army by the Russian Army. Przemyśl was a fortress-town and stronghold on the River San in what is now southeastern Poland. The investment of Przemyśl began on 16 September 1914 and was briefly suspended on 11 October, due to an Austro-Hungarian offensive. The siege resumed again on 9 November and the Austro-Hungarian garrison surrendered on 22 March 1915, after holding out for a total of 133 days.[1] The siege has been referred to as "Austria-Hungary's Stalingrad".[5][6]
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Siege of Przemyśl | |||||||
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Part of the Eastern Front of World War I | |||||||
Establishment of Russian power in Przemysl | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Austria-Hungary | Russian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hermann Kusmanek Svetozar Boroević |
Radko Dimitriev Andrei Selivanov | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Przemyśl fortress garrison |
3rd Army 11th Army | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
138,000 men: 93,000 soldiers 45,000 impressed levy[2] | 300,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
137,000 20,000 dead 120,000 captured (including wounded) 700 artillery pieces[2] 9 general captured | 115,000 total casualties (20-40,000 casualties were sustained in the first few days of the siege.[3]) |
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