{"id":100663,"date":"2026-05-15T02:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=100663"},"modified":"2026-02-01T20:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T01:55:16","slug":"bloodier-than-verdun-winter-battles-on-the-eastern-front-1915","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/05\/15\/bloodier-than-verdun-winter-battles-on-the-eastern-front-1915\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloodier Than Verdun? Winter Battles on the Eastern Front 1915"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DBpUcS-of-E?si=uKf5URL_b5MNTblF\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Great War<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 16 Jan 2026<\/p>\n<p>The first four months of 1915 witnessed a titanic struggle on the Eastern Front, in East Prussia, the Carpathians, Bukovina, and at Przemysl. Both sides suffered staggering casualties that surpass those of the Somme or Verdun the following year. Ironically, the Austro-Hungarians lost far more men trying to save Przemysl than there were in the fortress.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SUPPORT THE CHANNEL<br \/>\nPatreon:   \/ realtimehistory<br \/>\nNebula: <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.tv\/the-great-war\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/nebula.tv\/the-great-war<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb THANKS TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS<br \/>\nGeorge Durrett, Luis Gonzalez, Mike Cumings, Jr., Charles Shananaquet II, Joel Sanchez, shane cawthon, Andrew Thomas Mooney, Chris Rohde, Bruce D, Jim Frame, Glenn Sugden, Lisa Anderson, George Haramundanis, G S, Kempf Mario, jhgBo8jigr hzufjkl, Gayle Elizabeth, Glenn G Webb, Stephen D Nugent PsyD, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Simen R\u00f8ste, Amy Williams, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, Josh Bruder, Konstantin Bredyuk, Richard L Benkin, Matt, Rob Carle, Murray Godfrey, Jan, Gage Manthey, Theodore Patrick Shannon, Bruce G. 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