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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 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 [ɔˈsɔvjɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orchowo, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. [1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Orchowo , 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Słupca , and 78 km (48 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań .
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 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 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 .
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 .