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refused to take the offensive seriously; Stavka remained convinced that main German attack would come in the north, and were focused on their own offensive in the south. A Russian counterattack was ordered by Stavka and took place at Dokra Pass on 7 May 1915 but this became a senseless massacre.
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dismissed his commander-in-chief at the front, Ruszky, and the army commander Radko
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facing the
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