First Battle of Przasnysz

1st Battle of Przasnysz
Part of the Eastern Front during World War I

Eastern Front, 1915.
DateFebruary 7–28, 1915
Location
Result

Russian victory

  • Germans fail plan to encircle Russians in Poland
Territorial
changes
Germans retreat from the northern part of the Congress Poland
Belligerents
 German Empire Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Paul von Hindenburg
Max von Gallwitz
Nikolai Ruzsky
Alexander Litvinov
Pavel Plehve
Units involved

Armee-Gruppe Gallwitz

Eighth Army
First Army
Twelfth Army
Strength
225,000 men
350 machine guns
750 guns
471,901 men
636 machine guns
966 guns
Casualties and losses
60,000 casualties, including 14,000 POWs
58 cannons
40,000 casualties

First Battle of Przasnysz was a battle between Imperial German Army and Russian troops which took place between 7–28 February 1915, on the Eastern Front during World War I.