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ordered the V Corps – the unit closest to Przemyśl – to liberate the fortress. Although the fortress garrison had surrendered after a failed break-out attempt on March 19, the 2nd Army was not informed, and so the offensive was attempted. The V Corps ended up being driven back with enormous losses.
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Galicia in 1914. Although they received additional units the battle, the 2nd Army troops were unable to break through the
Russian defenses and were pushed back by counterattacks. It sustained heavy losses in the process. The VII Corps under Archduke
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The harsh climate and mountainous terrain of the
Carpathians caused many logistical problems and caused the 2nd Army to suffer from a supply shortage. The spread of disease and the cold temperatures also took their toll on the
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as the army's commander in May 1918. The units of the East Army were evacuated from
Ukraine in the fall of 1918, though some units mutinied and imprisoned their commanders. The army was then dissolved in November.
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troops. Due to a change in weather the offensive was delayed until late
February. The 2nd Army launched its assault on the same positions that the 3rd Army attacked last month, along the strategic roads leading to
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220:. Just as all Austro-Hungarian field armies, it consisted of a headquarters and several corps, along with some unattached units. It was initially composed of the XXI and III Corps, based in
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fortress, but on a narrower front. Its objective was to liberate the besieged garrison at Przemyśl, which had been stuck there since Russia
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The 2nd Army only had two commanders during its existence, with one of them holding the post for most of the war.
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dwindled to just 2,000 men. The Austro-Hungarians continued to fight throughout March, and chief of general staff
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and took part in the operations there. In
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Churchill, (about the 2nd Army relocation from Serbia to Galicia),
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had been badly mauled there earlier in
January during its attempted
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in the spring of 1918 and was headquartered in the port city of
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The First World War: Germany and
Austria-Hungary 1914-1918
208:(Balkan Armed Forces) following its declaration of war on
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The 2nd Army order of battle in mid-1914 was as follows.
216:, carrying out the prewar plans for the formation of six
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360:(East Army). Field Marshal Böhm-Ermolli was replaced by
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In Galicia, the 2nd Army replaced the Austro-Hungarian
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in 1917, the 2nd Army was driven back by the Russian
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1918
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256:before it could win him a victory; it returned to
200:The 2nd Army was formed in August 1914 as part of
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560:The 2nd Army had the following chiefs of staff.
184:. It was initially formed to take part in the
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667:"Order of Battle - Galicia August, 1914"
278:due to the heavy losses it sustained in
744:Glenn Jewison; Jörg C. Steiner (2016).
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1077:1914 establishments in Austria-Hungary
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260:in time to participate in his defeat.
204:'s mobilization and the formation of
176:), was a field army-level command of
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778:Graydon A. Tunstall (13 May 2014).
282:. In October it was transferred to
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81:Battle of the Carpathian Mountains
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780:"The Carpathian Winter War, 1915"
382:Organization of 2nd Army in 1914
348:. The 2nd Army occupied parts of
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746:"Higher Commands and Commanders"
473:43rd Landwehr Infantry Division
434:22nd Landwehr Infantry Division
188:before being transferred to the
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1072:Field armies of Austria-Hungary
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1046:Bosnian-Herzegovinian Infantry
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478:20th Honvéd Infantry Division
416:38th Honvéd Infantry Division
336:and later was defeated by the
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488:5th Honvéd Cavalry Division
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322:Franz Conrad von Hotzendorf
76:Battle of the Vistula River
31:August 1914 – November 1918
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702:The Army of Francis Joseph
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1051:Ukrainian Sich Riflemen
909:Austro-Hungarian Forces
856:. Bloomsbury Academic.
543:General of the Infantry
533:Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
468:11th Infantry Division
460:32nd Infantry Division
455:31st Infantry Division
447:34th Infantry Division
442:17th Infantry Division
429:28th Infantry Division
411:35th Infantry Division
406:16th Infantry Division
372:Order of battle in 1914
362:General of the Infantry
240:when it was ordered to
230:Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
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831:Východnà armáda (1918)
424:6th Infantry Division
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493:8th Cavalry Division
483:1st Cavalry Division
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244:to fight against the
178:Austro-Hungarian Army
106:Operation Faustschlag
589:Artur von Mecenseffy
508:2nd Army commanders
288:Carpathian Mountains
157:), later designated
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96:Brusilov Offensive
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580:August 1914
524:August 1914
328:During the
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182:World War I
71:World War I
64:Engagements
1066:Categories
835:(in Czech)
820:(in Czech)
789:14 January
760:14 January
681:14 January
625:References
500:Commanders
439:VII Corps
421:III Corps
403:XII Corps
290:after the
124:commanders
117:Commanders
452:IV Corps
393:Division
358:Ost-Armee
338:11th Army
296:offensive
173:Ost-Armee
164:‹See Tfd›
159:East Army
145:‹See Tfd›
949:Boroević
806:, p. 325
610:May 1918
539:May 1918
399:2nd Army
342:Zolochiv
334:7th Army
313:occupied
309:Przemyśl
304:Habsburg
292:3rd Army
272:4th Army
263:—
254:Potiorek
252:It left
234:campaign
140:2nd Army
23:2nd Army
20:2. Armee
911:during
613:Colonel
599:Colonel
350:Ukraine
242:Galicia
196:History
122:Notable
36:Country
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959:Balkan
954:Kövess
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354:Odessa
280:battle
258:Conrad
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210:Serbia
168:German
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