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Siege of Kovno

Siege of Kovno was a siege conducted in 1915 in what is now Lithuania. 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: German victory. Recorded strength: Unknown; 1,360 guns against 66,000; 1,370 guns.

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Fought1915
WhereLithuania54.899N, 23.885E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeGerman victory
BelligerentsGerman EmpireagainstRussian Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownand~45,000 total
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, 191819141918Siege of Kovno, 1915
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Record

Date1915 (year precision)
to 1915
PlaceLithuania
54.899N, 23.885E
KindSiege, First World War
StrengthUnknown; 1,360 guns66,000; 1,370 guns
Casualties and lossesUnknown~45,000 total
Commanders
  • Karl Litzmann
  • Vladimir Grigoriev
Siege of KovnoSiege of KovnoSiege of KaunasBattle of StrėvaBattle for AlytusBattle of RossienyBattle of WilkomierzBattle of StrėvaBattle for AlytusBattle of RossienyBattle of WilkomierzVilniusDaugavpilsKlaipėdaLidaEłkSovetskŠiauliaiPanevežys100 km54.899N, 23.885E
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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Siege of Kovno is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 52 in present-day Lithuania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q115819774, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kaunas (1915), revision 1370742378, 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.