✦ History

Part of World War I

Siege of Przemyśl

September 16, 1914 – March 22, 1915 · Siege of Przemyśl

Result Russian victoryFull results

The Russians besieged the Austro-Hungarian fortress twice; it surrendered with about 117,000 men.

On the map Contemporaries

Central Powers

Allies

Austria-Hungary
Russian Empire
Svetozar Boroević military commander Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten military commander
Radko Dimitriev military commander Andrey Selivanov military commander

Strength and losses

Casualties
137,000
Deaths
20,000
Captured
120,000
Guns lost
700
Strength
300,000
Casualties
115,000

Units

Russian 3rd Army (1914–1918)