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Photographs of the Russian fortress of Novo-Georgievsk from the Reichsarchiv history of the war. Upper: the citadel seen from the Vistula River. Lower: the results of a direct hit on the bastion walls. The fortress fell to the Germans on August 19, 1915 with the Russian garrison of 85,000 men captured.
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Die Zitadelle von Nowo-Georgiewsk von der Weichsel aus gesehen.
Fort III. Volltreffer in die Rehlgrabenmauer.
The citadel of Novo-Georgievsk seen from the Vistula.
Fort III. Direct hit in the bastion walls.

Photographs of the Russian fortress of Novo-Georgievsk from the Reichsarchiv history of the war. Upper: the citadel seen from the Vistula River. Lower: the results of a direct hit on the bastion walls. The fortress fell to the Germans on August 19, 1915 with the Russian garrison of 85,000 men captured.

Image text

Die Zitadelle von Nowo-Georgiewsk von der Weichsel aus gesehen.



Fort III. Volltreffer in die Rehlgrabenmauer.



The citadel of Novo-Georgievsk seen from the Vistula.



Fort III. Direct hit in the bastion walls.

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"Photographs of the Russian fortress of Novo-Georgievsk from the Reichsarchiv history of the war. Upper: the citadel seen from the Vistula River. Lower: the results of a direct hit on the bastion walls. The fortress fell to the Germans on August 19, 1915 with the Russian garrison of 85,000 men captured."

Image Text

Die Zitadelle von Nowo-Georgiewsk von der Weichsel aus gesehen.



Fort III. Volltreffer in die Rehlgrabenmauer.



The citadel of Novo-Georgievsk seen from the Vistula.



Fort III. Direct hit in the bastion walls.

Image Date

Friday, August 20, 1915

Month, Year

August, 1915

Tags

Reichsarchiv, Novo Georgiewsk, 1915, Novo-Georgievsk

Page Number

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