Atlas of Battles

war, 22 engagements

Battles of the WWI Eastern Front

The atlas places 22 engagements of the WWI Eastern Front (1914 to 1918): 20 battles, 1 siege and 1 naval action across 6 present-day countries, most in Poland (12), Ukraine (4), Russia (2). The most widely documented: Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive, Battle of Stallupönen, Battle of Gumbinnen, Battle of Łódź.

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Battle of ŁódźBattle of KraśnikBattle of KrzywopłotyBattle of Bzurą 1914Battle of StallupönenBattle of GumbinnenBattle of KomarówBattle of Kraków (1914)second battle of KrakowBattle of BolimówBattles of PrzasnyszBattle of KonaryGorlice–Tarnów OffensiveSiege of NovogeorgievskSventiany OffensiveBattle of Ustechko (1916)Battle of TobolyBattle of ZborovBattle of RigaBattle of JuglaBerlinKyivWarsawPragueMinskRigaVilniusLvivKrakówGdańsk500 km53.312N, 22.811E
22 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1914Battle of ŁódźŁódź, PolandSee #Aftermath; German plan of encirclement and destruction failed...
1914Battle of KraśnikKraśnik, PolandAustro-Hungarian victory
1914Battle of KrzywopłotyKrzywopłoty, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, PolandAustro-Hungarian victory
1914Battle of Bzurą 1914Kutno, PolandRussian victory
17 August 1914Battle of StallupönenNesterov, RussiaGerman victory
20 August 1914Battle of GumbinnenGusev, RussiaRussian victory
26 August 1914Battle of KomarówZamość, PolandAustro-Hungarian victory
31 October 1914Battle of Kraków (1914)Kraków, PolandIndecisive
December 1914second battle of KrakowKraków, Poland
31 January 1915Battle of BolimówBolimów, PolandInconclusive
18 February 1915Battles of PrzasnyszPrzasnysz, PolandRussian victory; German plans to encircle Russians in Poland fail
16 May 1915Battle of KonaryKonary, PolandIndecisive
22 June 1915Gorlice–Tarnów OffensiveTarnów, PolandCentral Powers victory
10 August 1915Siege of NovogeorgievskModlin Fortress, PolandGerman victory
26 August 1915Sventiany OffensiveŠvenčionys, LithuaniaRussian victoryGerman plan to encircle the Russian 10th Army failed...
January 1916Battle of Ustechko (1916)Ustechko, UkraineRussian victory
3 April 1917Battle of TobolyToboly, UkraineCentral Powers victory
1 July 1917Battle of ZborovZboriv, UkraineCzechoslovak and Russian victory
1 September 1917Battle of RigaLatviaGerman victory
1 September 1917Battle of JuglaLatvia
19 October 1917Battle of Moon SoundBaltic Sea, EstoniaGerman victory
8 March 1918Battle of BakhmachBakhmach, UkraineCzechoslovak Legion/Soviet victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the WWI Eastern Front (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.