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Przemýsl (Poland), in the historic region of Galicia, Przemýsl served as Austria´s main fortress against the Russians at the beginning of World War I, but was abandoned on March 23, 1915. Approximately 120,000 men were taken prisoner by the Russians. Przemýsl was recaptured on June 3, 1915.
Literature#
F. Forstner, Przemyśl. Oesterreich-Ungarns bedeutendste Festung, doctoral thesis, Vienna 1987.