The Battle of Galicia took place in August-September 1914 along the border of Ukraine and Poland between Russian and Austro-Hungarian forces. It consisted of several smaller battles and resulted in a Russian victory, as they defeated the Austro-Hungarians and took control of Galicia and Polish territories. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, with Russia having 225,000 and Austria-Hungary 324,000. The Austrian-Hungarian loss weakened their alliance with Germany and prevented further German successes in East Prussia.

1. The Battle of Galicia
By: Micailah and William

2. Countries Involved in the battle
The Battle of Galicia took place on the border of the
Ukraine and Poland. Took place in August 23 - September
11, 1914.
It was between Russia and Austria-Hungary.

3. Summary of the Battle
● The Battle of Galicia was the big picture, it contained
smaller battles including the battles of Krasnik,
Komarow, Gnila Lipa, and Rawa.
● One of the battles, Krasnik, was the first victory for
Austria-Hungary and the first serious engagement
between Russia and Austria-Hungary.
● The Russians had an advantage over the AustroHungarians, a larger amount of troops and better war
tactics.

4. Results of What Happened
Russia was the winner of the battle. They defeated the Austrian-Hungarian
forces and took control of Galicia and Austrian Poland.
Since Austria-Hungary lost the battle they had to leave Galicia. They had many
of their soldiers killed.
Russia had 225,000 casualties and Austria-Hungary had 324,000 casualties.

5. Importance of This
● The war strategies are very important because it would
show the rest of the countries that they’re a strong
country, because they started the war.
● But since they lost it made Austria-Hungary look weak.
● Germany had to help their ally Austria-Hungary because
it was weak at the time after the Battle of Galicia.
● Because of Austria-Hungary’s loss, it prevented the
success of the Germans in conquering in East Prussia.

6. SOURCES
www.historum.com/war-military-history/53448-ww100-battles-galicia-html
www.jstor.org/stable/4202029
www.encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/galacia,+of+1914
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/battle-of-galicia
www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_lumberg1914.html