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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Augustów (1914)
| date = September 1914
| place = [[Augustów]], [[Congress Poland | Russian Poland]] (present-day [[Poland]])
| result = Russian victory
| combatant1 = {{flag|Russian Empire|23px}}
| combatant2 = {{flag|German Empire|23px}}
}}

The '''Battle of Augustów''' was a battle on the [[Eastern Front (World War I)|Eastern Front]] of the [[World War I|First World War]]. It was fought between the [[Russian Empire]] and the [[German Empire]] in September 1914.

== Battle ==
Camoflauged Russian soldiers who had been transferred to the right bank of the Niemen River spotted German troops attempting to cross the river by constructing platoons and opened fire, sweeping hundreds of Germans into the river. A prolonged artillery duel followed, during which the Germans attempted to cross the river again over the pontoon bridge but failed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Great European War. The Battle of Augustów. German Troops Crossing the Neman.|url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_14743/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}</ref>

The Germans then made a third attempt to cross the river in the evening, but were once again mowed down by Russian artillery. According to one report in the Evening Standard, approximately 20,000 German bodies were floating down the Niemen River. The Germans retreated eight miles, with the Russian Cossack soldiers in pursuit, leaving behind wounded soldiers, weapons, munitions and convoys.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19141006.2.64.1|access-date=2022-02-19|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}}</ref>

Driven from the Neman, the Germans made desperate attempts to slow the offensive by Russian troops, and a battle took place near Augustów. The Germans were defeated by Russian artillery fire and bayonets, and were pushed back to the East Prussian border. According to Russian estimates, at least 65,000 Germans were killed, wounded or taken prisoner in total at the Battle of Augustów.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Battle of Augustów.|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669145/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}</ref>

== References ==

[[:Category:Battles of World War I involving Germany]]
[[:Category:Battles of World War I involving Russia]]

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