Modern era · 1914 – 1915

Siege of Przemyśl

The Siege of Przemyśl was the longest siege in Europe during the First World War, and the second-longest in the entire conflict, after the Siege of Medina. The siege was a crushing defeat of the Austro-Hungarian Army by the Russian Army. Przemyśl was a fortress-town and stronghold on the River San in Austrian Galicia.

Siege of Przemyśl
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When
9 Nov 1914 – 22 Mar 1915
Where
Przemyśl
Era
Modern

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