The Battle of Przemyśl, Poland. Created by I. A. Morozov Chromolithography, 1914. Lubok, World War I.

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This print showing a clash between Austrian and Russian troops is from the collection of World War I lubok posters held at the British Library. The caption explains: "The battle, which began on October 1 between our troops and the Austrians on the Galician front, continued with great tenacity on October 4, 5, and 6. The Austrians conducted a particularly intense attack along the front line of Sanok/Stare Miasto-Stryi, south of Przemyśl. Bayonets were used often. On the night of October 4 to October 5, in the vicinity of Stare Miasto, the Austrians took the offensive five times, getting closer to our troops. At 7:00 on October 5, our troops, allowing the Austrians to approach as close as approximately 200 steps, suddenly loosed heavy fire from rifles, machine guns, and howitzers.

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Size: 6513px × 5148px
Location: Europe
Photo credit: © Bill Waterson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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