Badly Equipped, Under-financed, Technologically Backward but Splendidly Uniformed: A Brief View into Austria- Hungary’s Efforts in the Eastern Front and the Battle of Galicia

Authors

  • Jack Sweeney Temple University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15367/pj.v4i2.112

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to research the role that Austria-Hungary played in the Eastern Front of the First World War. Specifically, there is research into their clumsy actions in the tragic battle of Galicia. The research was conducted through the works of several historians that focus on Austria-Hungary and Russia in the First World War. Overall, the weak leadership, trans cultural makeup of the army, and the sheer numbers of the imperial Russian Army resulted in a complete rout in both the Battle of Galicia and the Brusilov Offensive. If it had not been for the sheer power and efficiency of Germany, the Austro-Hungary Empire would have capitulated to Russia in the first year of the war.

Author Biography

Jack Sweeney, Temple University

History

References

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Published

2018-05-24

How to Cite

Sweeney, J. (2018). Badly Equipped, Under-financed, Technologically Backward but Splendidly Uniformed: A Brief View into Austria- Hungary’s Efforts in the Eastern Front and the Battle of Galicia. Perceptions, 4(2), 9. https://doi.org/10.15367/pj.v4i2.112

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2018): Without Bounds

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