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1914
September
25
Fighting on the Niemen begins
On 25 September 1914 the German 8th Army attacked Russian positions on the Niemen between Grodno and Kovno, with fighting around Druskieniki and Grodno.
1915
February
21
Surrender of the XX Corps in the Augustów Forest
On 21 February 1915 General Bulgakov's Russian XX Corps, encircled in the Augustów Forest, laid down its arms after failing to break through to Grodno.