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2. Osowiec Fortress - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Attack of the Dead Men - Wikipedia

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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 received its grim name from the bloodied, corpse-like appearance of the Russian combatants after they were bombarded with a mixture of poison gases , chlorine ...

4. Carska Droga - Wikipedia

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   Osowiec Fortress – guided tours only, organized by the Osowiec Fortifications Society . [ 20 ] [ 21 ] A viewing tower near the Ruda Canal, quite a distance from Carska Droga, located along national road No. 65 on the opposite side of the Osowiec Fortress and Biebrza river.

5. 226th Zemlyansky Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

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   At the end of January 1915, the regiment found itself in Osowiec, taking the perimeter of the fortress under guard. After leaving Osowiec, the regiment retreated to Grodno . During its defense, the soldiers expressed heroism, clearing the eastern part of the city from the enemy.

6. Category:Osowiec-Twierdza - Wikipedia

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7. Osowiec - Wikipedia

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   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

8. Great Retreat (Russia) - Wikipedia

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   On 17 August, the German Tenth Army captured Kovno and the Kaunas Fortress. The Novogeorgievsk Fortress was encircled by the Germans on 10 August, and Hans Hartwig von Beseler's siege guns forced its surrender on 20 August. The Osowiec Fortress was also eventually abandoned by the Russians, followed by a German chlorine gas attack.

9. Osowiec-Twierdza - Wikipedia

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   Osowiec-Twierdza [ɔˈsɔvjɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Goniądz, in Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. [1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Goniądz , 11 km (7 mi) north-west of Mońki , and 51 km (32 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok .