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Siege of Novogeorgievsk

Siege of Novogeorgievsk was a siege conducted on 10 August 1915 at Modlin Fortress, in what is now Poland; it lasted 10 days. It was part of the WWI Eastern Front, which ran from 1914 to 1918. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: 80,000 men; 390 guns against 90,000 men; 197 machine guns; 1,253 guns.

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Russian mortars being removed after the capture of Novo Georgievsk in 1915
Russian mortars being removed after the capture of Novo Georgievsk in 1915. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought10 August 1915lasted 10 days
WhereModlin Fortress, Poland52.438N, 20.682E
OutcomeGerman victory
BelligerentsGerman EmpireagainstRussian Empire
Casualties and lossesSeveral hundred menandEntire Garrison captured
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 Novogeorgievsk, 1915
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Record

Date10 August 1915
to 20 August 1915
PlaceModlin Fortress, Poland
52.438N, 20.682E
KindSiege, First World War
Strength80,000 men; 390 guns90,000 men; 197 machine guns; 1,253 guns
Casualties and lossesSeveral hundred menEntire Garrison captured
Commanders
  • Hans Hartwig von Beseler
  • Nikolai Pavlovich Bobyr
Siege of NovogeorgievskSiege of NovogeorgievskBattle of ModlinBattle of CzarnowoBattle of Buda ZaborowskaBattle of WarsawBattle of ŁomiankiBattle of Buda ZaborowskaBattle of WarsawŁódźBydgoszczLublinBiałystokGrudziądzInowrocław100 km52.438N, 20.682E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1806 and 1939.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1915

Siege of Novogeorgievsk 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 Q815180, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Novogeorgievsk, revision 1373208003, 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.