Dirigible in Brest-Litovsk Fortress
Summary
On August 4th, 2015, Warsaw, the capital of Russian Poland, surrendered to Germans without a fight. Fortresses at Kovno and Brest-Litovsk, among several others, capitulated. By September 18th when the fortress at Vilna surrenders to German forces the rout was complete. The German and Austro-Hungarian forces had pushed the Eastern Front 500 kilometers (310 miles) back. This unprecedented outcome became known as the Great Retreat to the Russians.
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российская империя
russian empire
russia
россия
оборона
фортификации
брест литовский
wwi
brest litowski
brest litowsk
brest litovsk
brest fortress
fortifications
russian fortress
брестская крепость
брест литовск
ангар
dirigible hangar
дирижабль
history of russia
balloon
military ballooning
Date
1914 - 1918
Source
Romanov Empire - Империя Романовых
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