Siege of Przemyśl
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The Siege of Przemyśl was a major World War I Eastern Front battle in which Russian forces encircled and ultimately captured the heavily fortified Austro-Hungarian stronghold of Przemyśl after a prolonged and costly siege.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carpathian campaign | 1 |
| Siege of Przemyśl canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Front engagement
ⓘ
battle of World War I ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| attacker | Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| capturedPersonnel | over 100000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers taken prisoner ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| civilianPopulationInside | tens of thousands of civilians ⓘ |
| commanderAttacker |
Nikolai Ivanov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Radko Dimitriev ⓘ |
| commanderDefender | Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War I ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
|
| defender | Austro-Hungarian Army ⓘ |
| endDate | 1915-03-22 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Carpathian campaigns of 1915 ⓘ |
| fortifications | ring of outer and inner forts ⓘ |
| fortressType | Austro-Hungarian first-class fortress ⓘ |
| garrisonSize | approximately 120000 soldiers ⓘ |
| location |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria ⓘ Przemyśl ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Galician front ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
large loss of trained Austro-Hungarian troops
ⓘ
major blow to Austro-Hungarian prestige ⓘ strengthening of Russian position in Galicia ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive ring of forts around Przemyśl
ⓘ
major Austro-Hungarian fortress complex ⓘ one of the longest sieges of World War I ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Przemyśl fortress by Russian forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front of World War I
|
| precededBy | Battle of Galicia ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Poland ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Poland ⓘ |
| result | Russian victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1914-09-16 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key Austro-Hungarian stronghold in Galicia
ⓘ
protected approaches to the Carpathian Mountains ⓘ |
| supplySituation | severe shortages of food and ammunition before surrender ⓘ |
| surrenderDate | 1915-03-22 ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| tacticsUsedByAttackers | encirclement and prolonged bombardment ⓘ |
| tacticsUsedByDefenders | sorties against Russian siege lines ⓘ |
| year |
1914
ⓘ
1915 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Carpathian campaign