Battle of Kalvarija
| Battle of Kalvarija | |||||||
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| Part of the Eastern Front during World War I | |||||||
Eastern Front, March 1915 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| German Empire | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Hermann von Eichhorn | E. Radkevich | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 10th Army | 10th Army | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 157,525 men | 269,951 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1–7 April 1915: 1,685 KIA, MIA, WIA 8–12 April 1915: Unknown |
1–7 April 1915: 4,498 KIA, MIA, WIA 8–12 April 1915: 5,955 KIA, MIA, WIA | ||||||
The Battle of Kalvarija took place between the Imperial German and Russian armies in the spring of 1915 on the territory of modern Lithuania. The Russian 10th Army tried to re-break through the defenses of the German 10th Army after the unsuccessful March offensive.