Battle of Krechowce
The Battle of Krechowce (Polish: Bitwa pod Krechowcami) took place on 24 July 1917, during World War I. Polish uhlans of the Russian Army were ordered to halt Imperial German Army forces advancing on the city of Stanisławów, located in Galicia in Austria-Hungary. The battle between the Polish and German forces took place near the village of Krechowce (Ukrainian: Крихівці). The Polish uhlans managed to check the Germans for an entire day, then retreated to Stanisławów.
| Battle of Krechowce | |||||||
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| Part of the Eastern Front during World War I | |||||||
Scheme of the Battle of Krechowce | |||||||
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| Russia |
Germany Austria-Hungary | ||||||
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Pavel Sytin Bolesław Mościcki | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 1st Polish Uhlan Regiment | |||||||
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