Battle of Łowczówek
| Battle of Łowczówek | |||||||
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| Part of the Eastern Front during World War I | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Austria-Hungary | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Józef Piłsudski Edward Rydz-Śmigły M. Norwid-Neugebauer Support: Svetozar Boroevic AD. Joseph Ferdinand | Radko Dimitriev | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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1st Brigade of Polish Legions
3rd Army 4th Army | 3rd Army | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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470 casualties: 128 KIA (including 38 officers) 342 wounded |
Unknown casualties: 600 prisoners of war | ||||||
Battle of Łowczówek was a battle during World War I, fought on 22–25 December 1914 at Łowczówek, between the 1st Brigade of the Polish Legions, fighting for Austria-Hungary, and troops of Imperial Russia. The 1st Brigade was supported by some units of Hungarian infantry and Austrian artillery. The Austro-Hungarian-Polish forces held back the developing Russian offensive in the region, which allowed the bulk of the Austro-Hungarian army to avoid being surrounded and to withdraw, but had to yield their positions in the face of continued Russian attacks and the danger of being encircled itself.