Battle of Kraśnik
1914 battle on the Eastern Front / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Kraśnik started on August 23, 1914, in the province of Galicia and the adjacent areas across the border in the Russian Empire, in northern Austria (in present-day Poland), and ended two days later. The Austro-Hungarian First Army defeated the Russian Fourth Army. It was the first victory by Austria-Hungary in World War I. As a result, the First Army's commander, General Viktor Dankl, was (briefly) lauded as a national hero for his success. The battle was also the first of a series of engagements between Austria-Hungary and Russia all along the Galicia front.
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Part of the Eastern Front during World War I | |||||||
Front side of Open Letter (Carte Postale) issued in c. 1914 with view of attack of Austro-Hungarian dragoons on Russian infantry at Krasnik (August 1914) | |||||||
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144 infantry battalions 71 cavalry squadrons 354 guns[1] |
104 infantry battalions 100 cavalry squadrons 350 guns[1] | ||||||
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15,000 |
25,000 Including 6,000 POW 28 guns |
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