Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Przemyśl: contested ground

The ground around Przemyśl was fought over 4 times between 1914 and 1939: 1 battle and 3 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

First Siege of PrzemyślSiege of PrzemyślBattle of PrzemyślSiege of PrzemyślSiege of PrzemyślLvivKrakówKatowiceRivneRzeszówTernopilIvano-FrankivskKošice200 km49.784N, 22.769E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Przemyśl, 1914First Siege of Przemyśl, 1914Siege of Przemyśl, 1915Battle of Przemyśl, 193919141939
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
16 September 1914Siege of PrzemyślPrzemyślWorld War I
16 September 1914First Siege of PrzemyślPrzemyśl
31 May 1915Siege of PrzemyślPrzemyśl
11 September 1939Battle of PrzemyślPrzemyśl1939 Invasion of Poland

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.