Battle of Rawa

Battle of Rawa
Part of the Eastern Front during World War I

Eastern Front, September 1914.
DateSeptember 3–11, 1914
Location
Near Rava-Ruska, Austrian Poland (present-day Ukraine)
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Pavel Plehve
Nikolai Ruzsky
Austria-Hungary Rudolf von Brudermann
Austria-Hungary Moritz von Auffenberg
Units involved
Third Army
Fifth Army
Austria-Hungary Third Army
Austria-Hungary Fourth Army
Casualties and losses
60,000 casualties 350,000[1]

Battle of Rawa (also written as -Rava, -Rawa-Ruska, -Rava-Ruska, or -Rava-Russka) was an early stage World War I battle between Austria-Hungary and Russia, from 3-11 September, 1914. The Russian armies had defeated their opponents and pushed them back to the Carpathian Mountains. The battle was part of the series of engagements known as Battle of Galicia.

  1. ^ Мировая война в цифрах. — М.: Военгиз