Battle of Cârlibaba

Battle of the Eastern Front of the World War I
Battle of Cârlibaba
Part of the Eastern Front of the World War I

2nd Infantry Regiment of the Polish Legions of the Russian Empire, charging at the enemy forces on 18 January 1915.
Date18–22 January 1915
Location
Near Cârlibaba, Romania
Result Austro-Hungarian victory
Belligerents
 Austria-Hungary Russia Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin
Emil Schultheiss
Zygmunt Zieliński
Marian Januszajtis-Żegota		 Lucjan Żeligowski
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Naval warfare
  • Baltic Sea
  • Black Sea
Peace treaties
  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (Ukraine–Central Powers)
  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
  • Treaty of Bucharest (1918)
  • Preliminary Ukrainian-Soviet peace treaty (1918)  [uk]
The grave of the soldiers of the Polish Legions that died in the battle, located in Cârlibaba, Romania.

The Battle of Cârlibaba was a battle of the Eastern Front of the World War I, fought between 18 and 22 January 1915. It took place near the village of Cârlibaba, Romania near the Bistrița river. It was fought between the Russian Empire, and the Austria-Hungary. The battle ended with the victory of Austria-Hungarian forces. The Russian forces were commanded by Lucjan Żeligowski, while Austria-Hungarian, by Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin, Emil Schultheiss, Zygmunt Zieliński, Marian Januszajtis-Żegota.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Zygmunt Nasalski: Legiony Polskie w dolinie Złotej Bystrzycy; In: Płaj, issue no 12, 1996.
  2. ^ Mieczysław Wrzosek, Polski czyn zbrojny podczas pierwszej wojny światowej 1914-1918, Wiedza Powszechna, Warszawa 1990


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