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Brusilov Offensive 1916
The Brusilov Offensive was an offensive started by the Russian empire lasting from June 4th to September 20th 1916
The overall war was not going well for the allied powers especially for the Russian empire that had suffered several defeats and lost a significant portion of its territory. The plan was created by Russian general Aleksei Brusilov who commanded the southwestern front of the Russian army during the war on the eastern front. Part of the plan was to launch an offensive against the Austro-Hungarian empire in order to draw away German troops from Verdun since the Austro-Hungarians have grown too reliant on German support.
The offensive was launched on June 4th in which the Russian artillery decimated Austrian positions in Galicia (Modern day Poland and Ukraine). Throughout the offensive the Austro-Hungarians were decimated and soon had to rely on German support. The Russians for the first time in a while were winning and as a result of their successes convinced Romania to join the war.
Overall the offensive was a success as the Russians met their goals of drawing German attention away from Verdun, convincing Romania to join the war and the total decimation of the Austro-Hungarian army, but it came at too high of a cost for the Russians to continue it.
Another thing that came out of this offensive was the idea of breakthrough tactics with smaller units to penetrate weak points and this was later used in WWI for "storm troopers". To Brusilovs credit he created the first storm troopers.
Brusilov Offensive 1916
The Brusilov Offensive was an offensive started by the Russian empire lasting from June 4th to September 20th 1916
The overall war was not going well for the allied powers especially for the Russian empire that had suffered several defeats and lost a significant portion of its territory. The plan was created by Russian general Aleksei Brusilov who commanded the southwestern front of the Russian army during the war on the eastern front. Part of the plan was to launch an offensive against the Austro-Hungarian empire in order to draw away German troops from Verdun since the Austro-Hungarians have grown too reliant on German support.
The offensive was launched on June 4th in which the Russian artillery decimated Austrian positions in Galicia (Modern day Poland and Ukraine). Throughout the offensive the Austro-Hungarians were decimated and soon had to rely on German support. The Russians for the first time in a while were winning and as a result of their successes convinced Romania to join the war.
Overall the offensive was a success as the Russians met their goals of drawing German attention away from Verdun, convincing Romania to join the war and the total decimation of the Austro-Hungarian army, but it came at too high of a cost for the Russians to continue it.
Another thing that came out of this offensive was the idea of breakthrough tactics with smaller units to penetrate weak points and this was later used in WWI for "storm troopers". To Brusilovs credit he created the first storm troopers.