| Battle of Berestechko | |||||||
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| Part of theSecond Brusilov offensive duringEastern Front | |||||||
 Descriptions of the fighting in the Berestechko area, compiled in theUSSR, 1926 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russian Empire |  Austria-Hungary German Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Vladislav Klembovsky | Paul Puhallo von Brlog | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 200,000 | 85,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 30,000 casualties | Total casualties unknown; 27,000 captured | ||||||
TheBattle of Berestechko was a Russian offensive onBerestechko and the districts along theStyr river during theBrusilov offensive as part ofWorld War I. It started on the 7th of July 1916, and ended the next day. Russian forces emerged victorious in the battle, managing to cross the river, seize the city, and capture numerous prisoners of war despite sustaining significant casualties within theRussian 11th Army.[1]
200,000 Russian soldiers fought 85,000 soldiers of the armies of theCentral Powers, made up of majority Austrian forces; containing one non Austrian division. The Russians suffered 30,000 casualties, and took 27,000 prisoners; the Central Powers casualty figures are unknown.[2]
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