Brusilov Offensive
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, World War II
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History, Eastern European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Balkans, Romania, Austria, Hungary
- Date: June 4-September 30, 1916
Article abstract: Type of action: Russian campaign during World War I. Result: Initial Russian success followed by retreat.
To reduce German pressure at Verdun and to prevent the transfer of German troops to the Somme battlefield after July 1, Russian general Aleksei Brusilov mounted an offensive in Galicia against the Austro-Hungarians, led by General Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, on June 4, 1916. Brusilov commanded the southern army group on a five-hundred-mile front that also included central and northern groups under different commanders. With 600,000 troops...
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