First Battle of Ķekava
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1st Battle of Kekava | |||||||
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Part of the Eastern Front of World War I | |||||||
Officers of the 1st Daugavgrīva Latvian Rifle Battalion after the battle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russian Empire | Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Radko Dimitriev | Oskar von Hutier | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
| 35th infantry reserve regiment of the German army | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
704 casualties |
63 killed 87 injured |
The First Battle of Kekava occurred in March 1916 on the eastern front during World War I.
Background[edit]
following Russian retreats Russian forces ended up outside of Kekava and decided to begin an attack alongside the Lake Naroch offensive.
Forces[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
following the battle came the second battle of Kekava also known as the battle of Julius in June.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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, doi:10.1163/9789042033160_012, ISBN 978-90-420-3316-0, retrieved 2024-02-22
- ^ Celotajs, LLTA Lauku. "Battles of Ķekava". militaryheritagetourism.info. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Celotajs, LLTA Lauku. "Battles of Ķekava". militaryheritagetourism.info. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ 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.