4 June-6 July 1916: Imperial Russian forces under attacked along the entire length of their Southwest Front, using short, sharp artillery barrages & specialized shock troops; the Austro-Hungarian defense collapsed & 200,000-plus of Franz Joseph's soldiers surrendered; the Central Powers rushed to shift reinforcements from the West, Germany from Verdun & Austria-Hungary from the Italian Alps.
Lest we forget.
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