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Battle of Łomża, the Glossary

The Battle of Łomża was a series of large-scale battles between the Imperial German and Imperial Russian armies in the spring of 1915 on the territory of modern Poland.^[1]

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1915 in the Russian Empire
German Empire

Alexander Alexandrovich Dushkevich

Alexander Alexandrovich Dushkevich (20 September 1853 – 1918) was an Imperial Russian division and corps commander.

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Alexander Litvinov

Alexander Ivanovich Litvinov (Александр Иванович Литвинов; 22 August 1853 – 1932) was a general in the Imperial Russian Army.

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Augustów

Augustów (formerly known in English as Augustovo or Augustowo) is a town in north-eastern Poland.

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The Augustów Canal (Kanał Augustowski,, translit) is a cross-border canal built by the Congress Kingdom of Poland in 19th century in the Augustów Voivodeship (present-day Podlaskie Voivodeship of northeastern Poland and Grodno Oblast of western Belarus).

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Augustów Primeval Forest

Augustów Primeval Forest or Augustów Forest (Puszcza Augustowska, Augustavo giria, Аўгустоўская пушча) is a large virgin forest complex located in Poland, as well as in northern Belarus and southeastern Lithuania.

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Łomża

Łomża is a city in north-eastern Poland, approximately to the north-east of Warsaw and west of Białystok.

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Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North and Central European Plain.

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Bóbr

The Bóbr (Bobr, Bober) is a river which carries water through the north of the Czech Republic and the southwest of Poland.

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Budy Sułkowskie, Grójec County

Budy Sułkowskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chynów, within Grójec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Bzura

The Bzura is a river in central Poland.

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East Prussia

East Prussia was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1772 to 1829 and again from 1878 (with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 1871); following World War I it formed part of the Weimar Republic's Free State of Prussia, until 1945.

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Eastern Front (World War I)

The Eastern Front or Eastern Theater of World War I (Ostfront; Frontul de răsărit; Vostochny front) was a theater of operations that encompassed at its greatest extent the entire frontier between Russia and Romania on one side and Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire, and Germany on the other.

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Erich Ludendorff

Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff (9 April 1865 – 20 December 1937) was a German military officer and politician who contributed significantly to the Nazis' rise to power.

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Evgeny Radkevich

Evgeny Aleksandrovich Radkevich (Евгений Александрович Радкевич; 16 September 1851 – 1930) was an Imperial Russian Army general of the infantry and a member of the Russian Empire's Military Council.

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First Battle of Przasnysz

First Battle of Przasnysz was a battle between Imperial German Army and Russian troops which took place between 7–28 February 1915, on the Eastern Front during World War I. Battle of Łomża and First Battle of Przasnysz are 1915 in the Russian Empire, battles of World War I involving Germany, battles of World War I involving Russia, battles of the Eastern Front (World War I) and Conflicts in 1915.

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Georg von der Marwitz

Georg Cornelius Adalbert von der Marwitz (7 July 1856 – 27 October 1929) was a Prussian cavalry general, who commanded several Imperial German armies during the First World War on both the Eastern and Western fronts.

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Gmina Jednorożec

Gmina Jednorożec is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Przasnysz County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Grabowo, Kolno County

Grabowo is a village in Kolno County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.

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Grudusk

Grudusk is a village in Ciechanów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Grzybowo-Kapuśnik

Grzybowo-Kapuśnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieczfnia Kościelna, within Mława County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Hermann von Eichhorn

italic (13 February 1848 – 30 July 1918) was a Prussian officer, later Generalfeldmarschall during World War I. He was a recipient of Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves, one of the highest orders of merit in the Kingdom of Prussia and, subsequently, Imperial Germany.

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Imperial German Army

The Imperial German Army (1871–1919), officially referred to as the German Army (Deutsches Heer), was the unified ground and air force of the German Empire.

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Janowo, Łomża County

Janowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łomża, within Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.

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Kierzek

Kierzek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kadzidło, within Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Kluczewo, Masovian Voivodeship

Kluczewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Płońsk, within Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Lipa, Przasnysz County

Lipa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jednorożec, within Przasnysz County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Lipnik, Gmina Grajewo

Lipnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grajewo, within Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.

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Lipniki, Ostrołęka County

Lipniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łyse, within Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Lipsk

Lipsk, (also Lipsk nad Biebrzą; Liepinė; ליפּסק נאַד בּיבּג'ו) is a town in Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,520 inhabitants (2004).

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Marijampolė

Marijampolė (also known by several other names) is the capital of the Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania, bordering Poland and Russian Kaliningrad Oblast, and Lake Vištytis.

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Max Hoffmann

Carl Adolf Maximilian Hoffmann (25 January 1869 – 8 July 1927) was a German military strategist.

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Max von Gallwitz

Max Karl Wilhelm von Gallwitz (2 May 1852 – 18 April 1937) was a German general from Breslau (Wrocław), Silesia, who served with distinction during World War I on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.

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Mława

Mława (מלאווע Mlave) is a town in north-eastern Poland with 30,403 inhabitants in 2020.

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Mchowo, Masovian Voivodeship

Mchowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Przasnysz, within Przasnysz County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Mikhail Bonch-Bruyevich (commander)

Mikhail Dmitriyevich Bonch-Bruyevich (Михаи́л Дми́триевич Бонч-Бруе́вич; – 3 August 1956) was an Imperial Russian and Soviet military commander (Lieutenant General from 1944).

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Narew

The Narew (translit; or) is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland.

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Nida (river)

The Nida is a river in central Poland, a left tributary of the Vistula river, into which it flows near Nowy Korczyn). The Nida has a length of 154 kilometres and a basin area of 3,844 km2. This includes the protected area called Nida Landscape Park. The Nida itself is made up of two smaller rivers, the White Nida and the Black Nida, which merge in the village of Brzegi (near Checiny).

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Nikolai Ruzsky

Nikolai Vladimirovich Ruzsky (Никола́й Влади́мирович Ру́зский; – October 18, 1918) was a Russian general, member of the state and military councils, best known for his role in World War I and the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II.

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Nikolai Yanushkevich

Nikolai Nikolayevich Yanushkevich (Никола́й Никола́евич Янушке́вич; – February 1918) was a Russian general who served as the chief of staff of the general headquarters (stavka) of the Imperial Russian Army from August 1914 to September 1915.

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Northwestern Front (Russian Empire)

The Northwestern Front (Се́веро-За́падный фронт) was an army group of the Imperial Russian Army during the First World War.

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Nowogród

Nowogród is a small town in northeastern Poland, located about away from the city of Łomża, Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, with 1,998 inhabitants (2004).

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Orzyc (river)

Orzyc (also Orzycz or Orzyca) is a river in eastern central Poland, a right tributary of the Narew, with a length of 146 kilometers.

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Otto von Lauenstein

Ernst August Anton Hermann Otto von Lauenstein (1 February 1857 – 3 October 1916) was a Prussian Generalleutnant who served during World War I. He was chief of staff of the 2nd Army and later commanded the XXXIX Reserve Corps.

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Paul von Hindenburg

Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (abbreviated; 2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German field marshal and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during World War I. He later became president of Germany from 1925 until his death.

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Paul von Plehwe

Paul von Plehwe (Па́вел Ада́мович (фон) Пле́ве, Pavel Adamovich (von) Pleve) (30 June 1850 – 28 March 1916), more commonly known as Pavel Plehve, was a Russian Empire general of Baltic German descent who distinguished himself as a commander during World War I.

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Pavel Pototsky (general)

Pavel Platonovich Potosky (December 12, 1857 - August 26, 1938) was a Russian military leader, hero of World War I and military historian.

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Płock

Płock (pronounced) is a city in central Poland, on the Vistula river, in the Masovian Voivodeship.

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Pieńpole

Pieńpole is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stupsk, within Mława County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Pilica (river)

The Pilica is a river in central Poland, and the longest left tributary of the Vistula river, with a length of 333 kilometres (8th longest).

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Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.

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Przasnysz

Przasnysz is a town in north-central Poland.

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Rawka (river)

The Rawka River is a river in central Poland, a right tributary of the Bzura river (which it meets between Łowicz and Sochaczew), with a length of 97 kilometres and the basin area of 1,192 km2.

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Rawka, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Rawka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Słupia, within Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.

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Russian Empire

The Russian Empire was a vast empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917.

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Rycice

Rycice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chorzele, within Przasnysz County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Rzęgnowo

Rzęgnowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dzierzgowo, within Mława County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes

The Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes or Winter Battle of the Masurian Lakes, known in Germany as the Winter Battle in Masuria and in Russia as the Battle of Augustowo,Benninghof, p. 5. Battle of Łomża and Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes are 1915 in the Russian Empire, battles of World War I involving Germany, battles of World War I involving Russia, battles of the Eastern Front (World War I) and Conflicts in 1915.

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Simnas

Simnas is small town on the river Dovinė between Simnas and Giluitis lakes, in Alytus district, Alytus county, in the south of Lithuania.

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Southwestern Front (Russian Empire)

The Southwestern Front (Юго-Западный фронт) was an army group of the Imperial Russian Army during World War I as part of the Eastern Front war theater.

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Stegna

Stegna is a village in Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.

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Suwałki

Suwałki (Suvalkai; סואוואַלק or סוּוואַלק) is a city in northeastern Poland with a population of 69,206 (2021).

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Tauragė

Tauragė (see other names) is an industrial city in Lithuania, and the capital of Tauragė County.

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Thadeus von Sivers

Thadeus Ferdinand Ludwig von Sivers (Фадде́й Васи́льевич Си́верс, tr.; ?), always falsely referred to as Thadeus von Sievers, was a Baltic German general who served in the Imperial Russian Army.

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Vistula

The Vistula (Wisła,, Weichsel) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest in Europe, at in length.

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Wielbark, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Wielbark (Willenberg) is a town in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.

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XXI Corps (German Empire)

The XXI Army Corps / XXI AK (XXI.) was a corps level command of the German Army, before and during World War I. As the German Army expanded in the latter part of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century, the XXI Army Corps was set up on 1 October 1912 in Saarbrücken as the Generalkommando (headquarters) for the districts of Koblenz, Trier and part of Alsace-Lorraine.

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XXXVIII Reserve Corps (German Empire)

The XXXVIII Reserve Corps (XXXVIII.) was a corps level command of the German Army in World War I.

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Yuri Danilov

Yuri Nikiforovich Danilov; – 3 February 1937) served as General of the Infantry in the Russian Army during World War I. From 1907 to 1914, Danilov was in charge of the Intelligence Section of the Russian Main Staff of the Imperial Russian Army. At the start of World War I, Danilov was appointed Quartermaster General for the Imperial Russian Army.

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10th Army (German Empire)

The 10th Army (10.) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I formed in January 1915 in Cologne.

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10th Army (Russian Empire)

The 10th Army was a field army of the Imperial Russian Army during the First World War.

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12th Army (German Empire)

The 12th Army (12.) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I formed in August 1915 by the redesignation of Armee-Gruppe Gallwitz.

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12th Army (Russian Empire)

The 12th Army was a field army of the Imperial Russian Army during World War I that fought on the Eastern Front.

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1st Army (Russian Empire)

The 1st Army (translit) was an army-level command of the Russian Imperial Army created during World War I. The First Army, commanded by General Paul von Rennenkampf, invaded East Prussia at the outbreak of war in 1914 along with the Second Army commanded by General Alexander Samsonov.

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1st Army Corps (Russian Empire)

The 1st Army Corps (1-й армейский корпус) was a formation in the Imperial Russian Army, formed in the 1870s.

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1st Cavalry Division (Russian Empire)

The 1st Cavalry Division (1-я кавалерийская дивизия, 1-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya) was a cavalry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.

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20th Army Corps (Russian Empire)

The Twentieth Army Corps (20-й армейский корпус) was a formation of the Imperial Russian Army that was first raised in 1899, and most famous for fighting on the Eastern Front in World War I, most notably during the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Łomża

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