Battle of Zborov (1917)

Not to be confused with Battle of Zborov (1649).
Battle of Zborov
Part of the Kerensky offensive during the Eastern Front (World War I)

Czechoslovak legionnaries in the trenches
Date1–2 July 1917
Location
Zborov, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine)
Result Czechoslovak and Russian victory
Belligerents
Bohemia Czechoslovak Legions
Russia Russian Provisional Government

 Austria-Hungary

 German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Russian Republic Vyacheslav Troyanov
Bohemia David Krajča		 Austria-Hungary Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
German Empire Arnold von Winckler
Strength
3,530[1][2] 5,500[3]
Casualties and losses
167 killed
700 wounded
(17 fatally wounded)
11 missing		 3,300 captured
(62 officers)
20 guns captured

The Battle of Zborov (Зборівська битва, Zborivska bytva in Ukrainian, Зборовское сражение in Russian, Schlacht bei Zborów in German, bitva u Zborova in Czech, bitka pri Zborove in Slovak) was a part of the Kerensky Offensive (the last Russian offensive in World War I, taking place in July 1917). The battle was the first significant action of the Czechoslovak Legions (volunteers fighting against the Central Powers) on the Eastern Front.

  1. ^ "Bitva u Zborova" (in Czech). Bellum.cz. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Zborov 1917" (in Czech). Zborov 1917-2012. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Zborov 1917" (in Czech). Valka.cz. Retrieved 5 July 2016.