Battle of Komarów (1914)

Battle of Komarow
	Part of the Eastern Front during World War I
Date	26 August to 2 September 1914
Location	Komarow and Zamość, Russian Poland
Result	Austro-Hungarian victory
Belligerents
Austria-Hungary	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Moritz von Auffenberg; Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf; Blasius von Schemua	Pavel Plehve; Aleksei Evert
Units involved
IV. Army	V. Army
Strength
200,000 men	200,000 men
Casualties and losses
	20,000 POW; 150 guns

The Battle of Komarow (known in Russia as the Battle of Tomaszów) was a battle on the Eastern Front during World War I. It would prove a victory for the Austro-Hungarian forces, but one they would not be able to reproduce in the coming months of the war.

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