Battle of Kraśnik
| Battle of Kraśnik | |||||||
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| Part of the Eastern Front during World War I | |||||||
Front side of Open Letter (Carte Postale) issued in c. 1914 with view of attack of Austro-Hungarian dragoons on Russian infantry at Krasnik (August 1914) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Austria-Hungary | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Conrad von Hötzendorf Viktor Dankl |
Nikolai Ivanov Anton Zaltsa | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| I. Army | IV. Army | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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144 infantry battalions 71 cavalry squadrons 354 guns |
104 infantry battalions 100 cavalry squadrons 350 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 15,000 |
25,000 Including 6,000 POW 28 guns | ||||||
The Battle of Kraśnik(German: Schlacht von Kraśnik) started on August 23, 1914, in the province of Galicia and the adjacent areas across the border in the Russian Empire, in northern Austria (in present-day Poland), and ended two days later. The Austro-Hungarian First Army defeated the Russian Fourth Army. It was the first victory by Austria-Hungary in World War I. As a result, the First Army's commander, General Viktor Dankl, was (briefly) lauded as a national hero for his success. The battle was also the first of a series of engagements between Austria-Hungary and Russia all along the Galicia front.