Battle of the Vistula River
Part of Eastern Front (World War I)
Date 29 September-31 October 1914 Location Warsaw, Poland Result Russian victory
Combatants
Russian Empire	German Empire
Commanders
Nikolai Ruzsky	August von Mackensen
Strength
Russian First Army Russian Twelfth Army	German Ninth Army
Casualties
15,000 killed, 50,000 wounded	42,000

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As the Austro-Hungarian Army was being driven from Galicia in the Battle of Lemberg, Paul von Hindenburg, commanding the German forces on the Eastern Front, ordered an offensive against the Russian lines in the area of Warsaw. The battle opened on September 29 by the Ninth Army commanded by August von Mackensen. Mackensen reached the Vistula River by October 9 and was only 12 miles away from Warsaw. Here the German offensive began to falter. General Nikolai Ruzsky, commander of the Russian Northwest Front, brought up significant reinforcement against the Ninth Army. At this time Hindenburg learned of a planned Russian offensive into Silesia from a captured Russian soldier. However, Hindenburg continued to push the offensive against Warsaw. The Germans were unfamiliar with the land and unable to bring sufficient reinforcements to the Ninth Army, therefore allowing Ruzsky to concentrate his front against Mackensen. On October 17, Hindenburg ordered a retreat, and by the 31st the battle was over. The Austro-Hungarian Army was the ground force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ... For other uses, see Galicia. ... Combatants Russian Empire Austria-Hungary Commanders Nikolai Ivanov Conrad von Hötzendorf Strength 1,200,000 1,000,000 Casualties 255,000 300,000 casualties, 130,000 POW The Battle of Lemberg was a major battle between Russia and Austria-Hungary during the early stages of World War I in... Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg, known universally as Paul von Hindenburg (2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German field marshal and statesman. ... For other uses, see Warsaw (disambiguation) and Warszawa (disambiguation). ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The German Ninth Army (German: ) was a World War II field army. ... Field Marshal August von Mackensen August von Mackensen (December 6, 1849–November 8, 1945), was a German Field Marshal, born August Mackensen in Haus Leipnitz, in the Prussian province of Saxony, to Louis and Marie Louise Mackensen. ... Vistula river basin Vistula (Polish Wisła), is the longest river in Poland. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nikolai Ruzsky (March 6, 1854 - October 18, 1918 in Pyatigorsk, Russian: Николай Владимирович Рузский) was a Russian general of World War I. Short biography Categories: | | | ... Silesia (English pronunciation [], Czech: ; German: ; Latin: ; Polish: ; Silesian: Åšlůnsk) is a historical region in central Europe, located along the upper and middle Oder River, upper Vistula River, and along the Sudetes, Carpathian (Silesian Beskids) mountain range. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On November 1, the Ninth Army was back where it had began, minus 42,000 soldiers. This was the first of a series of attempts by Hindenburg to capture Warsaw. Ten days later, Hindenburg made another attempt at Warsaw culminating in the Battle of Łódź . Superior numbers on the Eastern Front had given the Russian army the advantage in the fall of 1914. is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... In the history of warfare there were several battles fought in the vicinity of the city of Łódź: Battle of Łódź (1914) during World War I Battle of Łódź (1939) during Polish Defence War of 1939 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

References

• Tucker, Spencer The Great War: 1914-18 (1998)