Russia's 1917 Offensive — the Kerensky Offensive — a pencil sketch of a Russian soldier fleeing his trench as Central Power bayonets rise over it. The failed offensive was Russia's last of the war. By Ger. F. Kollar, addressed to Frau Hermine Kollar of Vienna.
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"During the first two day of this offensive we were extremely successful. We took several thousand prisoners and captured scores of field guns. On the third day our advance came to a halt. The report submitted by General Erdeli, commander of the Eleventh Army, gave a good idea of what had happened: '. . . despite our gains on June 18 and 19, which ought to have raised the spirits of the men and encouraged them to press on, no such spirit was noticeable in the majority of regiment, while in some there was a predominant feeling that they had done their stint and there was no point in going on with the advance.'"
Russian Minister of War Alexander Kerensky's summary of the first three days of Russia's last offensive of World War I launched on July 1, 1917 (June 18, Old Style). The Russian Revolution of March had removed the Tsar and seized power for a provisional government and soviets, councils of workers, soldiers, cities, and towns. France and Britain implored the Russians to launch an offensive, and the United States conditioned financing on Russia actively pursuing the war. Many agreed with Kerensky that success would boost morale despite ample evidence large parts of the military and civilian population were sick of the war.
Russia and History's Turning Point by Alexander Kerensky, page 285, copyright © 1965 by Alexander Kerensky, publisher: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, publication date: 1965
1917-07-03, 1917, July, Kerensky Offensive
