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Battle of Gnila Lipa

Battle of Gnila Lipa was a battle fought in 1914 in what is now Austria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the WWI Eastern Front, which ran from 1914 to 1918. The recorded result: Russian victory.

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Снимка от австро-унгарски окоп в областта Злата гора, Галиция през Първата световна война.
Снимка от австро-унгарски окоп в областта Злата гора, Галиция през Първата световна война.. Фотослужба на военните кореспонденти - Виена, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1914
WhereAustria48.208N, 16.365E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstAustria-Hungary
Casualties and lossesLightand20,000; 70 guns
Part ofWWI Eastern Front1914 to 1918

Where it sits in the WWI Eastern Front

Battle of Łódź, 1914Russian invasion of East Prussia, 1914Battle of Kraśnik, 1914Battle of Rawa, 1914Battle of Krzywopłoty, 1914Battle of Bzurą 1914, 1914Battle of Stallupönen, 1914Battle of Gumbinnen, 1914Battle of Komarów, 1914Battle of Gnila Lipa, 1914Battle of Augustów, 1914Battle of Kraków (1914), 1914Battle of Limanowa, 1914Carpathian Front, 1914second battle of Krakow, 1914Battle of Bolimów, 1915Battles of Przasnysz, 1915Battle of Konary, 1915Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive, 1915Narew Offensive, 1915Siege of Novogeorgievsk, 1915Siege of Kovno, 1915Sventiany Offensive, 1915Battle of Ustechko (1916), 1916Brusilov Offensive, 1916Second Battle of Ķekava, 1916Baranovichi Offensive, 1916Kerensky Offensive, 1917Battle of Toboly, 1917Battle of Zborov, 1917Battle of Riga, 1917Battle of Jugla, 1917Battle of Moon Sound, 1917Battle of Rarańcza, 1918Battle of Bakhmach, 1918Battle of Kaniów, 191819141918Battle of Gnila Lipa, 1914
36 placed engagements of the WWI Eastern Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1914 (year precision)
to 1914
PlaceAustria
48.208N, 16.365E
KindBattle, First World War
Territorial changeRussia captures Lemberg and Halych
Strength385,000+ men: 336 infantry battalions; 164 cavalry squadrons; 1.214 guns322,000+ men: 282 infantry battalions; 133 cavalry squadrons; 718 guns
Casualties and lossesLight20,000; 70 guns
Commanders
  • Rudolf von Brudermann
  • Hermann Kövess von Kövesshaza
Battle of Gnila LipaBattle of Gnila LipaSecond Turkish Siege of ViennaSiege of ViennaSiege of ViennaFirst Turkish Siege of ViennaBattle of ViennaBrnoLinzGrazGyőrZlínŽilinaJihlavaSzékesfehérvár100 km48.208N, 16.365E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: AUS 3RD ARMY(+)Defender: RUS 3RD & 8TH ARMIES
Strength240,000480,000
Casualties76,000 (31.7%)35,000 (7.3%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1028
Outcomedefender won
Duration2 days
Front width150 km150 km
Attacker advanced-65 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 284), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Gnila Lipa is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 66 in present-day Austria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q667519, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gnila Lipa, revision 1370441738, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.