Battle of Humin-Bolimów
| Battle of Humin-Bolimów | |||||||
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| Part of the Eastern Front during World War I | |||||||
Eastern Front, 1915. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| German Empire | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Paul von Hindenburg Erich Ludendorff August von Mackensen |
Vladimir Smirnov Vasily Gurko Alexander Litvinov | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Ninth Army |
First Army Second Army Fifth Army | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 362,446 men |
527,000 men 1,067 machine guns 2,756 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 40,000 | 40,073 | ||||||
The Battle of Humin-Bolimów was an inconclusive battle of World War I fought between January 14 and February 28, 1915 between the Imperial German Army and Russia. The battle is considered a preliminary to the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes.