Eastern Front (World War I)
The Eastern Front of World War I was the theatre in which Germany and Austria-Hungary fought against the Russian Empire. Planning places to concentrate forces was very important because there were few railways on the Eastern Front, and troops could not be moved and reinforced as quickly as on the Western Front.
| Eastern Front | |||||||
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| Part of The European theatre of World War I | |||||||
 Eastern Europe before World War I | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
Allies Russia Romania (from 1916)(and others) |
Central Powers German Empire Austria-Hungary(and others) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Nicholas II Ferdinand I |
 Wilhelm II Franz Joseph I Charles I | ||||||
Russia lost many battles, but its overall situation improved as Russia improved its forces, and more and more allies entered the war. The Eastern Front ended when the Russian Civil War broke out in 1917. The communists signed a peace treaty with Germany so that they could focus on winning the civil war.
Eastern Front (World War I) Media
Border changes in favor of Romania as stipulated in the Treaty of Bucharest
World War I caricature from Russia depicting Wilhelm II, Franz Joseph I and Mehmed V. Top: "If only we could get to the top – it would be ours!" Bottom: "Let me help you with that!"
Hindenburg at Tannenberg, by Hugo Vogel
An engagement in Hungary between an Austro-Hungarian force and a body of Russian cavalry who had crossed the Carpathians from Galicia.
Russian troops going to the front: Support for the imperial guard being hurried into the fighting line
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