Battle of the Wierzbołów station explained

Conflict:Battle of the Wierzbołów station
Partof:the Eastern Front of World War I
Place:Wierzbołów, Russian Empire (Modern day Virbalis, Lithuania)
Result:Russian victory
Combatant1: Russian Empire
Commander1: Alexander Granikov
Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski
Commander2:Unknown
Units1:
Units2:Unknown
Strength1:2,500
Strength2:10,000
Casualties1:Unknown
Casualties2:Heavy

Battle of the Wierzbołów (ru|Битва у Вержболово), was one of the largest battles of the first 16 days of the World War I, during which the parties were preparing to conduct full-scale operations.

10,000 German troops attacked 2,500 Russians on the station, the Germans wanted to destroy the station to slow down the mobilization of the Russians, but they could not take it and had to retreat.

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