✦ History

Part of World War I

Battle of Galicia

August 23 – September 11, 1914 · Battle of Galicia

Result Russian victory Full results

The Russian armies routed the Austro-Hungarian armies in Galicia and took Lemberg.

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Central Powers

Allies

Austria-Hungary
Russian Empire
Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf military commander Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli military commander Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen military commander Viktor Dankl von Krasnik military commander
Nikolay Ivanov military commander Anton von Saltza military commander Alexei Evert military commander Nikolai Ruzsky military commander Aleksey Brusilov military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
950,000
Casualties
324,000–420,000
Deaths
100,000
Wounded
220,000
Captured
100,000–130,000
Strength
1,000,000–1,200,000
Casualties
200,000–300,000
Captured
40,000

Units

1st Army (Austria-Hungary) 3rd Army (Austria-Hungary) 4th Army (Austria-Hungary)
Northern Front (Russian Empire) Southwestern Front (Russian Empire) 8th Army (Russian Empire) Russian 3rd Army (1914–1918) 14th Army Corps (Russian Empire) 16th Army Corps (Russian Empire) 17th Army Corps (Russian Empire) 19th Army Corps (Russian Empire) 25th Army Corps (Russian Empire) 9th Army Corps (Russian Empire)

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