Kerensky Offensive

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The Kerensky Offensive was a major but ultimately unsuccessful 1917 Russian military campaign against the Central Powers that hastened the collapse of the Russian Provisional Government during World War I.

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Label Occurrences
Kerensky Offensive canonical 2
Galician Offensive of 1917 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I military campaign
military offensive
alliance Entente Powers
alsoKnownAs Galician Offensive of 1917
linked to: Kerensky Offensive

July Offensive
belligerent Russian Army
Russian Provisional Government
casualties heavy Russian casualties
significant Central Powers casualties
cause Kerensky’s attempt to restore discipline and offensive spirit in the army
pressure from the Entente Allies for Russia to maintain an active front
commander Aleksei Brusilov
linked to: Aleksey Brusilov

Alexander Kerensky
Lavr Kornilov
conflict World War I
country Russian Republic
effect collapse of Russian Army morale
increased desertions from the Russian Army
strengthening of Bolshevik influence
weakening of the Russian Provisional Government
endDate 1917-07-19
followedBy German counteroffensive in Galicia
frontLine Austro-Russian front in Galicia
goal to boost domestic and Allied confidence in the Russian Provisional Government
to renew Russian offensive operations against the Central Powers
historicalSignificance contributed to the fall of the Russian Provisional Government
hastened the disintegration of the Russian Army
location Eastern Front
Galicia
linked to: West Galicia

present-day Ukraine
militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army remnants
militaryTheater Eastern Front
namedAfter Alexander Kerensky
opposedBy Austria-Hungary
German Empire
opposingAlliance Central Powers
partOf Eastern Front of World War I
linked to: Eastern Front
politicalContext Russian Provisional Government rule after February Revolution
precededBy Brusilov Offensive
relatedEvent February Revolution
linked to: Russian Revolution

October Revolution
linked to: Russian Revolution
result Central Powers victory
Russian offensive failure
startDate 1917-07-01
timePeriod July 1917

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Eastern Front (World War I) includesBattle Kerensky Offensive
subject linked to: Eastern Front
Brusilov Offensive followedBy Kerensky Offensive
Kerensky Offensive alsoKnownAs Galician Offensive of 1917
linked to: Kerensky Offensive