Battle of Krasnik ( August 23 (new style) 1914 - August 25, 1914 ) - the battle between the Russians ( 4th Army ) and the Austro-Hungarian troops (1st Army) during the First World War ; The Battle of Krasnik is part of the Galician Operation of 1914 . The battle of Krasnik ended with the success of the Austro-Hungarians and the withdrawal of the Russian troops.
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| Main conflict: Battle of Galicia | |||
 Military propaganda. Postcard of Austria-Hungary with a reproduction of a painting depicting the attack of Austro-Hungarian dragoons on the Russian infantry at the Battle of Krasnik | |||
| date | August 23 (new style) 1914 - August 25, 1914 | ||
| A place | Krasnik , Galicia | ||
| Total | The success of the Austro-Hungarian troops | ||
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Battle Course
On August 10 ( 23 ), 1914, the 4th Army , commanded by Baron Salz, moved in a 75-kilometer sector, with the task of defeating the Austro-Hungarian troops, found 40 km south of the starting position of the 4th army. Towards her moved the 1st Austrian army under the command of General Dunklya .
On the morning of August 10 ( 23 ), 1914, Austro-Hungarian troops attacked the troops of the 14th Corps of the Russian Army. An obstinate battle ensued, during which, under the pressure of a superior enemy, the Russians were forced to retreat. The next day, Dunkl ordered to continue the offensive, trying to cover the right flank of the 4th Army. The fighting proceeded with varying success, after two days of fierce fighting, the Russian army retreated to Lublin , taking up defense. By 13 ( 26 ) August 1914, the 4th Russian army retreated completely to Lublin.
By the end of the 14-day offensive operation, the Austrians advanced 75–100 km, but the heavy losses reduced the size of their units to such an extent that from August 20 ( September 2 ) 1914 they were forced to retreat under the onslaught of the Grenadier , Guards , III Caucasus and XXV corps , semicircle surrounding Dunkl's right flank [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Zayonchkovsky AM World War I - St. Petersburg: Polygon, 2002.
Literature
- World War in numbers. - M .:Voengiz , 1934. - 128 p. - 15 000 copies
- Military Encyclopedic Dictionary. M., Military Publishing, 1984. Battle of Galicia, p. 178; Galich-Lviv operation 1914, p. 178; Ivanov Nikolai Iudovich, p. 281; Lublin-Kholm operation, p. 411; South-Western Front, with. 838;
- Zayonchkovsky AM World War I - SPb .: Polygon, 2002. militera.lib.ru/h/zayonchkovsky1/index.html
- militera.lib.ru/h/zayonchkovsky1/04.html Zayonchkovsky AM World War I - St. Petersburg: Polygon, 2002. The Battle of Krasnik August 10-14, Art. (August 23-26)