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Rovno offensive 1915

Rovno offensive: EasternFront1915b
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date27 August 1915 – 15 October 1915Wikidata
Year1915Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraWorld War I era (1914–1918)derived from year
LocationLithuaniaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
Coordinates55.1500, 26.1667Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Rovno offensive — the operation of the Austro-Hungarian Northern armies against the armies of the Russian Southwestern Front — the so-called campaign on Rovno, or Lutsk-Rovno offensive operation. The purpose of the offensive was the liberation of Eastern Galicia, but by the end of the operation, a small part of Eastern Galicia was still held by the Russian Imperial Army.

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Location

55.1500, 26.1667 · Lithuania

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