Battle of Augustów (1914)
The Battle of Augustów or First Augustow operation was a battle on the Eastern Front of the First World War. It was fought between the Russian Empire and the German Empire in September 1914.
| Battle of Augustów (1914) | |||||||||
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General Flug, who defeated the main German forces and occupied Suwalki | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Russian Empire | German Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Evgeny Aleksandrovich Radkevich Vasily Flug | Richard von Schubert | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| 10th Army | 8th Army | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 9 infantry and 1.5 cavalry divisions participated in the battle | 7 infantry and 1 cavalry divisions | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 20,000 | Very heavy | ||||||||
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