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Celebrating the Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive that ultimately pushed Russian forces from Polish Russia and Galicia. German, Habsburg, and Hungarian flags fly over portraits of German General %+%Person%m%70%n%August von Mackensen%-% and Austro-Hungarian General Archduke Friedrich, commanders of the Central Power campaign. Beneath them German and Austro-Hungarian artillery are at work. The offensive began with a four-hour hurricane bombardment by 950 guns along a 30-mile front.
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Generaloberst von Mackensen, Erzherzog Friedrich
General von Mackensen, Archduke Friedrich
Zum großen Karpathensieg, Anfangs Mai 1915
To the great Carpathian victory, begun May 1915
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Feldpost, field postmark, Feldpostbrief 9/222, message dated November 30, 1915

Celebrating the Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive that ultimately pushed Russian forces from Polish Russia and Galicia. German, Habsburg, and Hungarian flags fly over portraits of German General August von Mackensen and Austro-Hungarian General Archduke Friedrich, commanders of the Central Power campaign. Beneath them German and Austro-Hungarian artillery are at work. The offensive began with a four-hour hurricane bombardment by 950 guns along a 30-mile front.

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Generaloberst von Mackensen, Erzherzog Friedrich



General von Mackensen, Archduke Friedrich



Zum großen Karpathensieg, Anfangs Mai 1915



To the great Carpathian victory, begun May 1915



Reverse:

Feldpost, field postmark, Feldpostbrief 9/222, message dated November 30, 1915

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"Celebrating the Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive that ultimately pushed Russian forces from Polish Russia and Galicia. German, Habsburg, and Hungarian flags fly over portraits of German General August von Mackensen and Austro-Hungarian General Archduke Friedrich, commanders of the Central Power campaign. Beneath them German and Austro-Hungarian artillery are at work. The offensive began with a four-hour hurricane bombardment by 950 guns along a 30-mile front."

Image Text

Generaloberst von Mackensen, Erzherzog Friedrich



General von Mackensen, Archduke Friedrich



Zum großen Karpathensieg, Anfangs Mai 1915



To the great Carpathian victory, begun May 1915



Reverse:

Feldpost, field postmark, Feldpostbrief 9/222, message dated November 30, 1915

Image Date

Sunday, May 2, 1915

Month, Year

May, 1915

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Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive, Karpathen, Carpathians, Carpathian Mountains, Mai, 1915, Archduke Friedrich, Friedrich, 1915-05-02, May, flag, flags, Zweibund, Dual Alliance,

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von Mackensen, Mackensen, August von Mackensen