Siege of Przemyśl

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The Siege of Przemyśl was a major World War I Eastern Front battle in which Russian forces encircled and ultimately captured the heavily fortified Austro-Hungarian stronghold of Przemyśl after a prolonged and costly siege.

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Carpathian campaign 1
Siege of Przemyśl canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Front engagement
battle of World War I
siege
attacker Imperial Russian Army
belligerent Austria-Hungary
Russian Empire
capturedPersonnel over 100000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers taken prisoner
casualties heavy on both sides
civilianPopulationInside tens of thousands of civilians
commanderAttacker Nikolai Ivanov NERFINISHED
Radko Dimitriev
commanderDefender Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten
conflictIn World War I
countryAtTime Austria-Hungary
defender Austro-Hungarian Army
endDate 1915-03-22
followedBy Carpathian campaigns of 1915
fortifications ring of outer and inner forts
fortressType Austro-Hungarian first-class fortress
garrisonSize approximately 120000 soldiers
location Austria-Hungary
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
Przemyśl
militaryTheater Galician front
notableConsequence large loss of trained Austro-Hungarian troops
major blow to Austro-Hungarian prestige
strengthening of Russian position in Galicia
notableFeature extensive ring of forts around Przemyśl
major Austro-Hungarian fortress complex
one of the longest sieges of World War I
outcome capture of Przemyśl fortress by Russian forces
partOf Eastern Front of World War I
linked to: Eastern Front
precededBy Battle of Galicia
presentDayCountry Poland
presentDayLocation Poland
result Russian victory
startDate 1914-09-16
strategicImportance key Austro-Hungarian stronghold in Galicia
protected approaches to the Carpathian Mountains
supplySituation severe shortages of food and ammunition before surrender
surrenderDate 1915-03-22
surrenderedTo Russian Empire
tacticsUsedByAttackers encirclement and prolonged bombardment
tacticsUsedByDefenders sorties against Russian siege lines
year 1914
1915

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Austro-Hungarian Army engagedIn Siege of Przemyśl
Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów precededBy Carpathian campaign
linked to: Siege of Przemyśl