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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.
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 ...
The Germans launched a full frontal offensive on Osowiec Fortress at the beginning of July; the attack included 14 battalions of infantry, one battalion of sappers, 24–30 heavy siege guns, and 30 batteries of artillery equipped with poison gases led by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg. Russian defenses were manned by 500 soldiers of the ...
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 ]
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.
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. [3] [4]
Osowiec Fortress; R. Red Marsh Nature Reserve This page was last edited on 30 March 2013, at 02:31 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
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