Battle of Łódź (1914)
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The Battle of Łódź took place from 11 November to 6 December 1914, near the city of Łódź in Poland. Battles were fought between German units of the Eighth army, Ninth Army, Austrian First Army, and the Russian First, Second, and Fifth Armies, in harsh winter conditions. The Germans redeployed their Ninth Army around Thorn, so as to threaten the Russian northern flank, following German reversals after the Battle of the Vistula River. The German objective was to prevent an invasion of Germany, by encircling and destroying the Russians, as a result, Germans themselves were surrounded and actually lost 2 corps, although the invasion of Germany was prevented[10] Battle had a strong impact on both the Western and Eastern fronts.[11] It ended with the victory of the Russian troops, although the planned invasion of Germany was canceled
Battle of Łódź | |||||||
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Part of the Eastern Front during World War I | |||||||
German soldiers enter Łódź on 6 December 1914 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
German Empire Austria-Hungary | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Paul von Hindenburg Erich Ludendorff August von Mackensen Karl Litzmann Alfred Bizen † Winkler von Dankenschweil † Otto von Henning † |
Nikolai Ruzsky | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Ninth Army Eighth army[lower-alpha 1] First Army | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
380,000 infantry and cavalry (entire group), 1,420 guns, 700 machine guns[2] |
367,000 combat troops 1,311 guns 740 machine guns[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Total: 160,000[4] including 36,000 KIA[5] 23,000 POWs 23 cannons[6][lower-alpha 2] | 280,000 total casualties[8][9] |