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The capture of the governor of Warsaw. The Germans entered Warsaw on August 5, 1915 as the Russians continued to retreat before the joint German-Austro-Hungarian Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive launched on May 2, 1915.
Text:
Gefangennahme des Gouverneurs von Warschau
Feldskizze.
Arrest of the governor of Warsaw
Field sketch.
Reverse:
Logo: W&N   AGL   No. 151

The capture of the governor of Warsaw. The Germans entered Warsaw on August 5, 1915 as the Russians continued to retreat before the joint German-Austro-Hungarian Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive launched on May 2, 1915.

Image text

Gefangennahme des Gouverneurs von Warschau

Feldskizze.



Arrest of the governor of Warsaw

Field sketch.



Reverse:

Logo: W&N AGL No. 151

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"The capture of the governor of Warsaw. The Germans entered Warsaw on August 5, 1915 as the Russians continued to retreat before the joint German-Austro-Hungarian Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive launched on May 2, 1915."

Image Text

Gefangennahme des Gouverneurs von Warschau

Feldskizze.



Arrest of the governor of Warsaw

Field sketch.



Reverse:

Logo: W&N AGL No. 151

Image Date

Thursday, August 5, 1915

Month, Year

August, 1915

Tags

fall of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland, Polish Russia, Russian Poland, August, 1915, 1915-08-05, Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive, Gorlice-Tarnow, Russian retreat, great retreat