Lake Naroch offensive
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The Lake Naroch offensive in 1916 was an unsuccessful Russian offensive on the Eastern Front in World War I. It was launched at the request of Marshal Joseph Joffre and intended to relieve the German pressure on French forces.[9] Due to lack of reconnaissance, Russian artillery support failed to overcome and neutralise the well-fortified German defenses and artillery positions, leading to costly and unproductive direct attacks, hindered by the weather.[10] On 30 March General Evert ordered a halt to the offensive.[11]
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Lake Naroch offensive | |||||||
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Part of Eastern Front during World War I | |||||||
Eastern Front prior to the Brusilov Offensive | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
German Empire | Russian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hermann von Eichhorn |
Alexei Kuropatkin Alexei Evert | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
10th Army | 2nd Army | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
81,975 720 guns[2] |
372,932 887 guns[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
20,000 casualties[4][5] (German estimate) 40,000 casualties[6] (Russian estimate) |
110,000 casualties[7] (German estimate) 76,409 casualties (12,000 due to hypothermia)[8] (Russian estimate) |
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