Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive

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The Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive during World War I was initially conceived as a minor German offensive to relieve Russian pressure on the Austro-Hungarians to their south on the Eastern Front, but resulted in the Central Powers' chief offensive effort of 1915, causing the total collapse of the Russian lines and their retreat far into Russia.

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May 1915: The Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive during World War I was initially conceived as a minor German offensive to relieve Russian pressure on the Austro-Hungarians to their south on the Eastern Front, but resulted in the Central Powers' chief offensive effort of 1915, causing the total collapse of the Russian lines and their retreat far into Russia.

September 1915: Border changes during the Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive.

August 1915: Border changes during the Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive.

June 1915: Border changes during the Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive.

June 1915: The Russians abandoned Galicia.

July 1915: Border changes during the Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive.