✦ History

Part of World War I

Battle of Łódź (1914)

November 11 – December 6, 1914 · Battle of Łódź (1914)

The German Ninth Army's thrust into Russian Poland was nearly encircled, then took Łódź after the Russians withdrew.

On the map Contemporaries

Central Powers

Allies

Other

German Empire
Austria-Hungary
Russian Empire
Paul von Hindenburg military commander Erich Ludendorff military commander August von Mackensen military commander
Paul von Rennenkampf military commander Nikolai Ruzsky military commander Sergei Sheydeman military commander Samad bey Mehmandarov military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
180,000
Guns
1,305–1,311

Units

1st Army (Austria-Hungary) 8th Army (German Empire) 9th Army (German Empire) 83rd Infantry Division (German Empire) 84th Infantry Division (German Empire) 88th Infantry Division (German Empire) 89th Infantry Division (German Empire)
1st Army (Russian Empire) 2nd Army (Russian Empire) 19th Army Corps (Russian Empire) 1st Army Corps (Russian Empire) 1st Siberian Army Corps 23rd Army Corps (Russian Empire) 2nd Army Corps (Russian Empire) 2nd Siberian Army Corps 4th Army Corps (Russian Empire) 5th Army Corps (Russian Empire) 6th Army Corps (Russian Empire)
1st Division (German Empire)