Silesian Offensive

Silesian Offensive
	Part of the Eastern Front during World War I
	; Map of the theatre
Date	11 November – 6 December 1914
Location	Silesia, German Empire
Result	Russian tactical victory; Russian strategic failure
Belligerents
Russian Empire	German Empire

The Silesian Offensive was a Russian offensive in 1914, during the First World War.

Russian Silesian Offensive by Rafail Sergeevich Levitsky.(1914) The Di Rocco Wieler Private Collection, Toronto, Canada

It lasted from November 11 till December 6, and consisted of the Battle of Łowicz and Battle of Łódź.

While it marked the furthest Russian forces would ever get to the West during the war, it was a tactical Russian victory - but their strategic defeat.

References

Spencer Tucker, Priscilla Mary Roberts, World War I: Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2005, ISBN 1-85109-420-2, Google Print, p.379
James L. Stokesbury, A Short History of World War I, HarperCollins, 1981, ISBN 0-688-00129-7, Google Print, p.72

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