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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 may refer to: Osowiec, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) Osowiec, Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland) Osowiec, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) Osowiec, Łomża County in Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland) Osowiec, Mońki County in Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland)
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 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 ]
Osowiec [ɔˈsɔvjɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żabia Wola, within Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. [1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Żabia Wola , 9 km (6 mi) south of Grodzisk Mazowiecki , and 32 km (20 mi) south-west of Warsaw .
Osowiec [ɔˈsɔvjɛt͡s] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Dobiegniew, within Strzelce-Drezdenko County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. [1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Dobiegniew , 28 km (17 mi) north-east of Strzelce Krajeńskie , and 52 km (32 mi) north-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski .
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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 .