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Russian withdrawal from Lviv
Russian forces fled Lviv in May 1915 after defeat at Gorlice.
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... בריחת הרוסים מלבוב במאי 1915, אחרי מפלתם המכריעה ע״י גורליצה, היתה כה מפתיעה, שלא הספיקו לקחת אתם אנשים וחפצים מלבד 600 פסנתרים. ב־22 ביוני 1915 נכנסו צבאות אוסטריה לעיר. ...Connected nodes