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1st Battle of Kekava
Part of Eastern Front (World War I)
Date21 March,1916
Standort
Kekava, Latvia
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Russian Empire  Deutschland
Commanders and leaders
Radko Dimitriev Oskar von Hutier
Units involved
  • The 13th Siberian Rifle Division of the 12th Army
  • Latvian Riflemen
  Deutschland 35th infantry reserve regiment of the German army
Casualties and losses
704 casualties

63 killed

87 injured

Background

following Russian retreats Russian forces ended up outside of Kekava and decided to begin an attack along side the lake Naroch offensive.

Forces

The 13th Siberian Rifle Division of the 12th Army of the Russian Empire fought against 35th infantry reserve regiment of the German army and were joined by Latvian riflemen battalions.[1][2]

Battle

The attack at Ķekava began on March 21, 1916 in meadows flooded by the tides. After an artillery shelling of the enemy's forts , Latvian riflemen and soldiers of the 51st Siberian Rifle Regiment went towards the German fortified positions.[3] Despite initial success of the first two Latvian rifle battalions, it was not possible to maintain the front break for a long time. The Germans, attracting additional reserves, launched a counterattack in the evening to regain lost positions. the German forces then them back to their starting positions.[4][5]

Aftermath

following the battle came the second battle of Kekava also known as the battle of Julius in June.[6]

References

  1. ^ Zariņš, Klāvs (2017-11-28). "Pirmā pasaules kara vēstures liecības vācbaltiešu muižnieka Silvio Brēdriha atmiņās (1914–1915)". Latvijas Universitātes Žurnāls Vēsture (3): 171–186. doi:10.22364/luzv.3.2017.12. ISSN 2592-9593.
  2. ^ "The View from the Top: German Soldiers and Lithuania in the Two World Wars", Forgotten Pages in Baltic History, BRILL, pp. 211–237, 2011-01-01, retrieved 2024-02-22
  3. ^ Celotajs, LLTA Lauku. "Battles of Ķekava". militaryheritagetourism.info. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  4. ^ Zariņš, Klāvs (2017-11-28). "Pirmā pasaules kara vēstures liecības vācbaltiešu muižnieka Silvio Brēdriha atmiņās (1914–1915)". Latvijas Universitātes Žurnāls Vēsture (3): 171–186. doi:10.22364/luzv.3.2017.12. ISSN 2592-9593.
  5. ^ Celotajs, LLTA Lauku. "Battles of Ķekava". militaryheritagetourism.info. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  6. ^ Zariņš, Klāvs (2017-11-28). "Pirmā pasaules kara vēstures liecības vācbaltiešu muižnieka Silvio Brēdriha atmiņās (1914–1915)". Latvijas Universitātes Žurnāls Vēsture (3): 171–186. doi:10.22364/luzv.3.2017.12. ISSN 2592-9593.
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