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Galicia in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Galicia in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

42 records27 event labels10 people1206โ€“1917

Historical events in Galicia

1206

1206
Succession
Daniel ยท House of Rurik

Inherits the Principalities of Galicia & Volhynia

1238

1238
Rule of Galicia
Daniel ยท House of Rurik

Defeats pretenders in Galicia

1914

1914
Battle of Galicia
Mikhail Vasilyevich Alekseyev ยท World War, 1st

Victorious in Galicia

August 1914
Chief of Staff
Mikhail Vasilevich Alexeiev ยท Military

Appointed Chief of Staff to the Eussian sth-western army group on Galicia

August 1914
Chief of Staff
Mikhail Vasilevich Alexeiev ยท World War, 1st

Appointed Chief of Staff to the Eussian sth-western army group on Galicia

1 August 1914
Galician Campaign
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov ยท World War, 1st

Commands the 48th Infantry Division after war begins.

23 August 1914
Battle of Galicia
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov ยท World War, 1st

Leads troops during Russia early advance in Galicia.

1916

September 1916
Southwestern Front
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov ยท World War, 1st

Serves again on the Southwestern Front after returning to duty.

1917

1917
Army Breakdown
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov ยท World War, 1st

Military breakdown contributes to wider political instability.

1917
Artillery Preparation
Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov ยท World War, 1st

Russian forces begin artillery preparations before launching the summer offensive.

1917
Battle Reports
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky ยท World War, 1st

Austro-Hungarian reports describe progress against Russian forces.

1917
Central Powers Defence
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov ยท World War, 1st

Austro-Hungarian commanders organise defensive measures against the Russian attack.

1917
Central Powers Victory
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky ยท World War, 1st

Central Powers forces regain territory after the Russian retreat.

1917
Command Difficulties
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov ยท World War, 1st

Russian commanders struggle to maintain effective control over forces.

1917
Front Line Collapse
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov ยท World War, 1st

The Russian front weakens as units refuse further offensive operations.

1917
Frontline Appeals
Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov ยท World War, 1st

Kerensky makes appeals to soldiers during the campaign.

1917
Kerensky Leadership
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky ยท World War, 1st

Kerensky links the offensive to the defence of revolutionary Russia.

1917
Kornilov Command
Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov ยท World War, 1st

Kornilov leads operations while attempting to restore military discipline.

1917
Ludendorff Planning
Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov ยท World War, 1st

Ludendorff coordinates military responses after the Russian offensive begins.

1917
Military Legacy
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov ยท World War, 1st

The offensive becomes a symbol of the Russian army's collapse in 1917.

1917
Opening Advance
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky ยท World War, 1st

Russian forces open the Kerensky Offensive against Austro-German positions.

1917
Operational Failure
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov ยท World War, 1st

Command failures contribute to the collapse of the offensive.

1917
Revolutionary Army
Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov ยท World War, 1st

The offensive reveals tensions between revolutionary politics and military command.

1917
Russian Withdrawal
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky ยท World War, 1st

Russian forces begin withdrawing as the offensive collapses.

1917
Shcherbachev Operations
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov ยท World War, 1st

The Eleventh Army participates in operations during the offensive.

1917
Soldier Committees
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky ยท World War, 1st

Political influence inside the army affects command decisions during operations.

29 April 1917
Eighth Army Command
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov ยท Russian Provisional Government

Receives command of the Eighth Army on the Southwestern Front.

1 June 1917
Kerensky Offensive
Aleksei Ermolaevich Gutor ยท World War, 1st

Commands the Southwestern Front selected to launch the main offensive.

1 June 1917
Kerensky Offensive
Dmitri Grigoryevich Shcherbachev ยท World War, 1st

Commands the Eleventh Army in the opening sector of the offensive.

1 June 1917
Kerensky Offensive
Leonid Nikolaevich Belkovich ยท World War, 1st

Commands the Seventh Army supporting the Russian attack in Galicia.

20 June 1917
Kerensky Offensive
Anton Ivanovich Denikin ยท World War, 1st

Warns that army discipline has weakened before the planned attack.

1 July 1917
Kerensky Offensive
Aleksei Ermolaevich Gutor ยท World War, 1st

Orders the Southwestern Front to begin the main attack.

1 July 1917
Kerensky Offensive
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky ยท World War, 1st

Addresses troops as the artillery preparation begins.

1 July 1917
Kerensky Offensive
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky ยท World War, 1st

Launches the Russian summer offensive against the Central Powers.

1 July 1917
Kerensky Offensive
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov ยท World War, 1st

Leads the Eighth Army during the Russian summer offensive.

2 July 1917
Kerensky Offensive
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky ยท World War, 1st

Presents the initial advance as proof that revolutionary Russia can fight.

6 July 1917
Kerensky Offensive
Aleksei Ermolaevich Gutor ยท World War, 1st

Reports that discipline problems are slowing the advance.

6 July 1917
Kerensky Offensive
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky ยท World War, 1st

The offensive stalls as discipline collapses in the Russian army.

7 July 1917
Kerensky Offensive
Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky ยท World War, 1st

Urges units to continue the attack despite falling morale.

8 July 1917
Kerensky Offensive
Dmitri Grigoryevich Shcherbachev ยท World War, 1st

Attempts to hold gains as Russian units begin to disintegrate.

10 July 1917
Army Discipline
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov ยท World War, 1st

Demands stronger discipline as Russian units begin to disintegrate.

12 July 1917
Kerensky Offensive
Anton Ivanovich Denikin ยท World War, 1st

Observes that revolutionary discipline cannot sustain offensive operations.

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