Battle of Gnila Lipa

The Battle of Gnila Lipa took place in early World War I on 29–30 August 1914, when the Imperial Russian Army invaded Galicia and engaged the defending Austro-Hungarian Army. It was part of a larger series of battles known collectively as the Battle of Galicia. The battle ended in a defeat of the Austro-Hungarian forces.

Battle of Gnila Lipa
Part of the Eastern Front during World War I

Photograph of a dead Austro-Hungarian soldier in a trench in the Zlata Gora area, Galicia
Date26 - 30 August 1914
Location
Result Russian victory
Territorial
changes
Russian capture Lviv and Halych
Belligerents
Russian Empire Austria-Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Nikolai Ivanov
Nikolai Ruzsky
Aleksei Brusilov
Rudolf von Brudermann
Hermann von Kövess
Units involved
III. Army
VIII. Army
III. Army
Army Group Kövess
Strength
385,000+ men:
336 infantry battalions
164 cavalry squadrons
1.214 guns
322,000+ men:
282 infantry battalions
133 cavalry squadrons
718 guns
Casualties and losses
Light 20,000
70 guns
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