Battle of Pakosław
| Battle of Pakoslaw | |||||||
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| Part of the Eastern Front of First World War | |||||||
Soldier of the Pulawy Legion | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| German Empire | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Antoni Reutt (WIA) | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Up to 1,000 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 42 killed, 60 wounded and 11 missing | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Pakoslaw took place in the night of May 19–20, 1915, near the village of Pakoslaw, Congress Poland. It was the first battle of the so-called Pulawy Legion, a Polish military formation of World War I, which was part of the Imperial Russian Army. Soldiers of the Legion clashed with the German Empire armed forces, during Russian retreat of 1915 (see also Great Retreat).