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RUSSIAN ARMY COLLAPSES

Germany Takes Control of Eastern Front, Rescues Austrian Forces. Chaotic Russian Retreat Special to The Great War Project (10-12 June) The Eastern Front is seeing a dramatic reversal of fortune, with Russia losing much of the territory in Eastern Europe it seized earlier in 1915. Austria-Hungary, which looked to be on the brink of collapse…

AUSTRIANS SURRENDER KEY FORT ON EASTERN FRONT

Thousands of Austrians Taken Prisoner; Starvation in Fort; Russian Officer: ‘Most Horrible Sight I’ve Ever Seen.’ Special to The Great War Project (21-23 March) While the British focus most of their attention on northwestern Turkey – the Dardanelle Straits and the Gallipoli Peninsula — the war between Austria-Hungary and Russia on the Eastern Front continues…