The white Russian bear, dyed red with Austro-Hungarian blood, triumphs over the Habsburg Eagle. Russian was victorious in Galicia in 1914 and early 1915. A postcard by Bianchi.
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"If there remain any Germans still hopeful for their cause, let them realize to-day, when the Central Powers have lost the initiative and are finding a difficulty in refilling their ranks, Russia has not yet reached the zenith of her power, which will only be approached next year, when she will have the largest and best army since the beginning of the War. Next year we shall have material on an equality with the enemy and a superiority in human resources, which should steadily increase as long as the War endures. Our new levies which come in next year equal our best troops, and, as I believe, they are far superior to anything which the enemy can still find to send against us for next year's campaign."
Extract by Russian General Alexsei Brusilov writing after the success of his offensive against the Central Powers, particularly Austria-Hungary. Within little more than a week of launching his attack, Brusilov had taken nearly 200,000 Austro-Hungarian prisoners, one in three of the men opposing him.
The Great Events of the Great War in Seven Volumes by Charles F. Horne, Vol. IV, 1916, p. 200, copyright © 1920 by The National Alumnia, publisher: The National Alumni, publication date: 1920
1916-06-14, 1916, June, Brusilov, Central Powers, Alexsei Brusilov, Russia, Russian bear
