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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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 ⓘ
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Austro-Russian front in Galicia → hasPart → Battle of Przemyśl ⓘ
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Austro-Russian front in Galicia → notableEvent → siege of Przemyśl ⓘ
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Przemyśl Fortress → notableEvent → First Siege of Przemyśl (1914) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Przemyśl
Przemyśl Fortress → notableEvent → Second Siege of Przemyśl (1914–1915) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Przemyśl