Battle of Łódź (1914)
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The Battle of Łódź took place from 11 November to 6 December 1914, near the city of Łódź in Poland. It was fought between greatly outnumbered troops of the German Ninth Army and the Russian First, Second, and Fifth Armies, in harsh winter conditions. The Germans redeployed their Ninth Army around Thorn, so as to threaten the Russian northern flank, following German reversals after the Battle of the Vistula River. The German objective was to prevent an invasion of Germany, and thus considered a success, though narrowly avoiding disaster.[7] Battle had a strong impact on both the Western and Eastern fronts.[8]
Battle of Łódź | |||||||
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Part of the Eastern Front during World War I | |||||||
German soldiers enter Łódź on 6 December 1914 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
German Empire | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Paul von Hindenburg Erich Ludendorff August von Mackensen Karl Litzmann Alfred Bizen † Winkler von Dankenschweil † Otto von Henning † |
Nikolai Ruzsky | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Ninth Army | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
Initially:[1] 180,000 combat troops Other estimate: 380,000 infantry and cavalry (entire group), 1,420 guns, 700 machine guns[2] |
Initially: 367,000 combat troops 1,311 guns 740 machine guns[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Official German medical reports 25,818 KIA, 76,451 WIA, 22,360 MIA Total 122,055[4] Total: 160,000 including 36,000 KIA and 23,000 POWs 23 cannons[5] |
Official Russian medical reports 25,544 KIA, 117,882 WIA, 172,735 MIA Total 313,283[4] 280,000 total casualties[6] |