Battle of the Vistula River
The Battle of the Vistula River, also known as the Battle of Warsaw, was a Russian victory against the German Empire and Austria-Hungary on the Eastern Front during the First World War.
| Battle of the Vistula River | |||||||||
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| Part of the Eastern Front during World War I | |||||||||
Russian infantry repels a night German attack on the Vistula | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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German Empire Austria-Hungary | Russian Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Paul von Hindenburg August von Mackensen Remus von Woyrsch Max von Gallwitz Viktor Dankl |
Sergei Sheydeman Nikolai Ruzsky Nikolai Ivanov Aleksei Evert Pavel Plehve | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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9th Army 1st Army |
2nd Army 4th Army 5th Army 9th Army | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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Only combat troops: Total 293,241 men Ninth Army: 133,000 infantry 8,000 cavalry 348 machine guns 837 guns First Army: 142,053 infantry 10,188 cavalry |
Only combat troops: Total 473,842 men 447,737 infantry 26,105 cavalry 1,017 machine guns 2,065 guns | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Total:69,174: German Army: 50,145 KIA, MIA, WIA Other estimate: Total:148,000 125,000 killed or wounded 23,000 captured | Total: 145,309 KIA, MIA, WIA | ||||||||
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