Battle of Lutsk
| Battle of Lutsk | |||||||
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| Part of the Brusilov Offensive on the Eastern Front of World War I | |||||||
The Eastern Front before and during the Brusilov Offensive | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Austria-Hungary | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Joseph Ferdinand | Aleksei Kaledin | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 200,000 | 150,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 130,000 | 34,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Lutsk took place on the Eastern Front during World War I, from June 4 to June 6, 1916. This was the opening attack of the Brusilov Offensive under the overall command of Alexei Brusilov. The Russian 8th Army made a decisive breakthrough in the defenses of the Austro-Hungarian Fourth Army in the area of the city of Lutsk in Ukraine.