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Battle of Kraków (1914)

Battle of Kraków (1914) was a battle fought on 31 October 1914 at Kraków, in what is now Poland; it lasted 15 days. It was part of the WWI Eastern Front, which ran from 1914 to 1918. The recorded result: Indecisive. Recorded strength: 397,237 against 363,362.

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Figure from Лодзинская операция 1914 article of Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1st edition
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Fought31 October 1914lasted 15 days
WhereKraków, Poland50.061N, 19.938E
OutcomeIndecisive
BelligerentsAustria-Hungary; German EmpireagainstRussian Empire
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 Kraków (1914), 1914
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Record

Date31 October 1914
to 15 November 1914
PlaceKraków, Poland
50.061N, 19.938E
KindBattle, First World War
Territorial changeRussians captured the Carpathian mountains, forced the Austrians to retreat from the Vistula to Krakow and invaded Slovakia
Strength397,237363,362
Casualties and losses>121,000
Commanders
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 1345 and 1918.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1914

Battle of Kraków (1914) is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 469 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q9173119, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kraków (1914), revision 1370267457, 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.