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Battle of Zborov

Battle of Zborov was a battle fought on 1 July 1917 at Zboriv, in what is now Ukraine; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the WWI Eastern Front, which ran from 1914 to 1918. The recorded result: Czechoslovak and Russian victory. Recorded strength: 3,530 against 5,500.

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The 7th company in the trenches of Zborov
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Fought1 July 1917lasted 1 day
WhereZboriv, Ukraine49.667N, 25.150E
OutcomeCzechoslovak and Russian victory
BelligerentsCzechoslovak Legion; Russian Provisional GovernmentagainstAustria-Hungary; German 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 Zborov, 1917
36 placed engagements of the WWI Eastern Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 July 1917
to 2 July 1917
PlaceZboriv, Ukraine
49.667N, 25.150E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength3,5305,500
Casualties and losses167 killed; 700 wounded; (17 fatally wounded); 11 missing3,300 captured; (62 officers); 20 guns captured
Commanders
  • Vyacheslav Troyanov
  • Stanislav Čeček
  • Radola Gajda
  • Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
  • Arnold von Winckler
Battle of ZborovBattle of ZborovBattle of ZborivBattle of JaroslawiceBattle of HodówBattle of BrodyBattle of PodhajceBattle of HodówBattle of BrodyBattle of PodhajceLvivRivneTernopilIvano-FrankivskLutskKhmelnytskyyDrohobychKamyanets-Podilskyy100 km49.667N, 25.150E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1649 and 1917.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1917

Battle of Zborov is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q697697, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Zborov (1917), revision 1370596470, 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.