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The Attack of the Dead Men, or the Battle of Osowiec Fortress, was a battle of World War I that took place at Osowiec Fortress (now northeastern Poland), on August 6, 1915. The incident got its name from the bloodied, corpse-like appearance of the Russian combatants after they were bombarded with a mixture of poison gases , chlorine and bromine ...
Osowiec Fortress (Polish: Twierdza Osowiec; Russian: Крепость Осовец, romanized: Krepost' Osovets) is a 19th-century fortress built by the Russian Empire, located in what is now north-eastern Poland. It saw heavy fighting during World War I when it was defended for several months by its Russian garrison against German attacks.
Osowiec, Złotów County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) Osówiec, Greater Poland Voivodeship , Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) Osowiec Fortress , Russian fortress built in the 19th century in modern-day Osowiec-Twierdza , defended during World War I, today in Poland
Osowiec [ɔˈsɔvjɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zakrzewo, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. [ 1 ] For more on its history, see Złotów County .
The approaches to Osowiec were heavily defended; the 1st Guards Assault Engineer Brigade was required to establish river crossings under fire. [3] Units of the Front stormed and took the fortress, after a heavy air bombardment by Major-General Georgy Baydukov 's 4th Assault Aviation Corps , on 14 August. [ 4 ]
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Osowiec [ɔˈsɔvjɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pęczniew, within Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. [1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Pęczniew , 21 km (13 mi) south-west of Poddębice , and 49 km (30 mi) west of the regional capital Łódź .
Osowiec [ɔˈsɔvjɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. [1] It lies approximately 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Iława and 65 km (40 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn .