Battle of Augustów (1914)
First World War battle between the Russian Empire and the German Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Augustów or First Augustow operation was a battle on the Eastern Front of the First World War. It was fought between the Russian Empire and the German Empire in September 1914.
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Battle of Augustów (1914) | |||||||||
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Part of Eastern Front of World War I | |||||||||
General Flug, who defeated the main German forces and occupied Suwalki | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Russian Empire | German Empire | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Evgeny Aleksandrovich Radkevich Vasily Flug | Richard von Schubert | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
10th Army | 8th Army | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
9 infantry and 1.5 cavalry divisions participated in the battle[2] | 7 infantry and 1 cavalry divisions | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
20,000[3] | Very heavy[4][3][5] |
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