Battle of Augustów (1914)

Battle of Augustów (1914)
Part of Eastern Front of World War I

Operations of the Northwestern front on the border of East Prussia around the towns of Augustow and Suwalki
Date12–30 September 1914
Location
Augustów, Russian Poland (present-day Poland)
Territorial
changes		 Russia captures Stalluplen, Gołdap, Lykov and Byaluyu
Belligerents
Russian Empire German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Evgeny Aleksandrovich Radkevich
Vasily Flug		 Paul von Hindenburg
Richard von Schubert
Units involved
10th Army 8th Army
Strength
247,467 129,814
Casualties and losses
20,000

The Battle of Augustów, also known as the First Augustow Operation, was a conflict on the Eastern Front during the First World War. It took place between the Russian Empire and the German Empire in September 1914.

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