Battle of Lutsk
Part of the Brusilov Offensive (1916) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Lutsk took place on the Eastern Front during World War I, from June 4 to June 6, 1916. This was the opening attack of the Brusilov Offensive under the overall command of Alexei Brusilov. The Russian 8th Army made a decisive breakthrough in the defenses of the Austro-Hungarian Fourth Army in the area of the city of Lutsk in Ukraine.
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Battle of Lutsk | |||||||
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Part of the Brusilov Offensive on the Eastern Front of World War I | |||||||
The Eastern Front before and during the Brusilov Offensive | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Austria-Hungary | Russian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Joseph Ferdinand | Aleksei Kaledin | ||||||
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Fourth Army | Eighth Army | ||||||
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130,000 killed, wounded or captured[1] | Light |
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