Brusilov Offensive

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The Brusilov Offensive was a major World War I campaign launched by Russia in 1916 that inflicted devastating losses on Austria-Hungary and is often regarded as one of the most successful Allied offensives of the war.

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instanceOf World War I campaign
military offensive
alliance Allied Powers of World War I
surface form: Allied Powers
alsoKnownAs June Offensive
AustroHungarianLosses over 1,000,000 casualties including killed, wounded, and captured
belligerent Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary

German Empire
Kingdom of Bulgaria
Russian Empire
casualties hundreds of thousands of casualties on both sides
commander Aleksey Brusilov
surface form: Aleksei Brusilov
conflict World War I
country Russian Empire
endDate 1916-09-20
followedBy Kerensky Offensive
frontLength approximately 480 kilometers
location Eastern Front
District of Galicia
surface form: Galicia

Volhynia
present-day Ukraine
method infiltration tactics
short, intense artillery barrages
surprise attack without prolonged artillery bombardment
use of shock troops
militaryInnovation extensive use of forward trenches close to enemy lines
systematic use of dispersed assault sectors
namedAfter Aleksey Brusilov
surface form: Aleksei Brusilov
objective relieve pressure on Western Front
support Allied offensives in 1916
opponent Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary

German Empire
Kingdom of Bulgaria
opposingAlliance Central Powers
partOf Eastern Front
surface form: Eastern Front of World War I
precededBy Battle of Gorlice–Tarnów
surface form: Gorlice–Tarnów offensive
result Romania’s entry into World War I on the Allied side
decisive Russian victory against Austria-Hungary
diversion of Central Powers forces from other fronts
heavy casualties for Austria-Hungary
strategic weakening of Austria-Hungary
RussianLosses hundreds of thousands of casualties
significance contributed to near-collapse of Austro-Hungarian army on Eastern Front
forced Germany to divert troops from Western Front
influenced later German infiltration tactics in World War I
one of the most successful Allied offensives of World War I
startDate 1916-06-04
theater Eastern Front
year 1916

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Imperial Russian Army notableBattle Brusilov Offensive
Eastern Front includesBattle Brusilov Offensive
subject surface form: Eastern Front (World War I)
Austro-Hungarian Army engagedIn Brusilov Offensive
this entity surface form: Galician Campaign of World War I
Austro-Hungarian Army engagedIn Brusilov Offensive
European theatre of World War I hasPart Brusilov Offensive
Aleksey Brusilov familyName Brusilov Offensive
this entity surface form: Brusilov
Aleksey Brusilov notableWork Brusilov Offensive
Kerensky Offensive precededBy Brusilov Offensive
Lake Naroch Offensive relatedTo Brusilov Offensive
Campaigns of World War I hasPart Brusilov Offensive
June Offensive alsoKnownAs Brusilov Offensive