Information
Name: Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive
Type: Event
Start: 1915
End: 1915
Parents: World War I eastern Front
Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive: All Data
This page is about the data available for this event, the chronology of the event is available here.
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.