Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów

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The Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów was a major World War I offensive in 1915 in which German and Austro-Hungarian forces broke through Russian lines on the Eastern Front, leading to a significant Russian retreat.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów
surface form: Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive
artilleryUsage massive heavy artillery bombardment by Central Powers
belligerent Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary

German Empire
Russian Empire
casualtiesSide heavy Russian casualties
significant but lower Central Powers casualties
commanderCentralPowers Field Marshal August von Mackensen
surface form: August von Mackensen

Hans von Seeckt
Radko Dimitriev (opponent – Russian commander)
commanderRussian Radko Dimitriev
conflict World War I
consequence Great Retreat of 1915
major Russian retreat
countryInvolved Austro-Hungarian Empire
German Empire
Russian Empire
dateEnd 1915-05-10
dateStart 1915-05-02
followedBy Central Powers advance into Russian Poland
forceType combined German and Austro-Hungarian offensive
front Eastern Front
frontLength approximately 35 kilometers
geopoliticalEffect contributed to loss of Russian-controlled Galicia
weakened Russian position in Poland
historicalRegion Lesser Poland
involvedArmy Austro-Hungarian 3rd Army
German 11th Army
Russian 3rd Army
location Austro-Hungarian Empire
West Galicia
surface form: Galicia

near Gorlice
near Tarnów
militaryTheater Galician theater of operations
notableFor one of the most successful Central Powers offensives on Eastern Front
operationType breakthrough offensive
outcome decisive breakthrough of Russian lines
partOf Eastern Front
surface form: Eastern Front of World War I
precededBy Siege of Przemyśl
surface form: Carpathian campaign
relatedCampaign Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gorlice–Tarnów campaign
result Central Powers victory
strategicSignificance forced Russian evacuation of Galicia
shifted initiative on Eastern Front to Central Powers
tacticalFeature surprise concentrated attack on narrow sector
year 1915

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Gorlice knownFor Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów
Gorlice battle Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów
this entity surface form: Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive
Eastern Front includesBattle Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów
subject surface form: Eastern Front (World War I)
this entity surface form: Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive
Austro-Hungarian Army engagedIn Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów
European theatre of World War I hasPart Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów
this entity surface form: Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive
Brusilov Offensive precededBy Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów
this entity surface form: Gorlice–Tarnów offensive
Fritz von Below notableBattle Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów
this entity surface form: Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive
Max von Gallwitz participantIn Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów
this entity surface form: Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive
Gorlice cemetery no. 91 (WWI) associatedWithBattle Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów
this entity surface form: Gorlice–Tarnów offensive
Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów alsoKnownAs Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów
this entity surface form: Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive
Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów relatedCampaign Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gorlice–Tarnów campaign
Gorlice County hasHistoricEvent Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów
this entity surface form: Battle of Gorlice
Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes followedBy Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów
this entity surface form: Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive
Siege of Kaunas (1915) precededBy Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów
this entity surface form: Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive