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Battle Of Krechowce
The Battle of Krechowce ( pl, Bitwa pod Krechowcami) took place on 24 July 1917, during World War I. Polish uhlans of the Russian Army (1917), Russian Army were ordered to halt Imperial German Army forces advancing on the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, Stanisławów, located in Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Galicia in Austria-Hungary. The battle between the Polish and German forces took place near the village of Krykhivtsi, Krechowce ( ua, Крихівці). The Polish uhlans managed to check the Germans for an entire day, then retreated to Stanisławów. Opening moves On 21 July 1917, the Polish 1st Uhlan Regiment, a force of 400 soldiers which was part of the Russian Army (1917), Russian Army's Puławy Legion, entered Stanisławów, where it defended the civilian population from Russian Banditry, marauders who were looting the city. The Russian 11th Infantry Division (Russian Empire), 11th Infantry Division was located on the outskirts of Stanisławów, but another Russian unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Front (World War I)
The Eastern Front or Eastern Theater of World War I (german: Ostfront; ro, Frontul de răsărit; russian: Восточный фронт, Vostochny front) was a theater (warfare), theater of operations that encompassed at its greatest extent the entire frontier between Russian Empire, Russia and Kingdom of Romania, Romania on one side and Austria-Hungary, Kingdom of Bulgaria, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Empire, and German Empire, Germany on the other. It stretched from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south, involved most of Eastern Europe, and stretched deep into Central Europe as well. The term contrasts with "Western Front (World War I), Western Front", which was being fought in Belgium and French Third Republic, France. During 1910, Russian General Yuri Danilov developed "Plan 19" under which four armies would invade East Prussia. This plan was criticised as Austria-Hungary could be a greater threat than the German Empire. So instead of four arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
