Great Retreat of 1915
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The Great Retreat of 1915 was a massive strategic withdrawal of Russian forces from Poland and parts of the Eastern Front during World War I, leading to significant territorial losses to the Central Powers.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Retreat of 1915 canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I campaign
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military retreat ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Russian Retreat of 1915
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Russian Great Retreat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| cause | Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
declining Russian morale
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logistical difficulties ⓘ massive loss of territory ⓘ scorched earth tactics ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Nicholas II of Russia
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ⓘ
Russian Stavka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Austria-Hungary
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German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1915-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy | stabilization of Eastern Front in late 1915 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Russian loss of Galicia
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destruction of infrastructure by retreating Russian forces ⓘ evacuation of Warsaw by Russian forces ⓘ large civilian displacements ⓘ loss of Russian Poland ⓘ shortening of Russian front line ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1910s ⓘ |
| location |
Belarus
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Congress Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Galicia NERFINISHED ⓘ Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedByCommander |
August von Mackensen
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ⓘ
Erich Ludendorff NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul von Hindenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingBelligerent |
Austria-Hungary
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ⓘ
German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front of World War I
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ⓘ
Russian military operations in World War I ⓘ |
| precededBy | Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Central Powers territorial gains
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Russian strategic withdrawal ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to political instability in Russian Empire
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marked collapse of Russian position in Poland ⓘ |
| startTime | 1915-07 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
avoid encirclement of Russian armies
ⓘ
shorten and stabilize Eastern Front ⓘ |
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