Key insights

• ⚔️ The AUSA fortress in northeastern Poland was heavily contested between German attackers and Russian defenders during World War I, with significant artillery bombardment from the Germans.
• 🏰 AUSA fortress was built by the Russian Empire to defend against Germany in World War I, Germans bombarded the fortress with large-caliber artillery guns for six days, Russian artillery and infantry launched counter-attacks against the Germans.
• 💣 The Germans attempted a second attack in 1915 with heavy 420mm caliber cannons and intense bombing. Both the German and Russian commands had optimistic notions about the outcome of the attack. Despite massive damage and high casualties, the Russians managed to hold the fortress for months.
• ☠️ German troops commanded by Field Marshal von Hindenburg initiated a new offensive using poison gas and heavy artillery guns. The gas created a dark green smog due to the wind direction.
• 😷 Devastating gas attack affecting Russian positions, Annihilation of Russian companies, German capture of burnt trenches.
• 🔫 Russian troops counter-attack with poison gas-affected soldiers, German troops panic and retreat, Russian forces return rifle fire and kill many of the retreating.
• 💀 Russian survivors evacuate H fortress, Event known as the 'attack of the dead men', Sponsored by cash quiz app for trivia with rewards and prizes.

Q&A

• What was the 'attack of the dead men'?

  The 'attack of the dead men' refers to the event where Russian survivors of the AUSA fortress evacuation, heavily affected by the gas attack, launched a counter-attack that caused the German troops to panic and retreat. This historical event was sponsored by Cash Quiz, a trivia app offering rewards and prizes.

• How did the Russian troops respond to the German offensive?

  The Russian troops, despite being affected by poison gas, counter-attacked, causing German panic and retreat. The Russian forces were able to return rifle fire and kill many of the retreating German troops.

• What offensive tactics did the German troops employ in 1915?

  German troops, under Field Marshal von Hindenburg, initiated a new offensive using poison gas and heavy artillery guns to overcome the Russian defenders. The gas attack and artillery bombardment caused significant devastation, leading to the near annihilation of Russian companies and the capture of burnt trenches by the Germans.

• How did the Germans attempt to capture the fortress in 1915?

  In 1915, the Germans attempted a second attack on the AUSA fortress using heavy 420mm caliber cannons and intense bombing. Both the German and Russian commands had optimistic notions about the outcome of the attack. Despite massive damage and high casualties, the Russians managed to hold the fortress for months.

• What was the AUSA fortress and where was it located?

  The AUSA fortress was a stronghold built by the Russian Empire in northeastern Poland to defend against German attacks during World War I. It was heavily contested and targeted by both German artillery bombardment and Russian counter-attacks.

• 00:00 The AUSA fortress in northeastern Poland was heavily contested between German attackers and Russian defenders during World War I, with significant artillery bombardment from the Germans.
• 00:38 The Germans attempted a second attack on the fortress in 1915 with heavy artillery and bombing, but the Russians managed to hold the fortress for months despite massive damage and casualties.
• 01:13 German troops under Field Marshal von Hindenburg used poison gas and artillery bombardment in an offensive to overcome Russian defenders in 1915.
• 01:42 A devastating gas attack led to the near annihilation of Russian companies, followed by a German capture of the burnt trenches.
• 02:13 Russian troops counter-attack with poison gas-affected soldiers, causing German panic and retreat.
• 02:44 Russian survivors of the H fortress evacuate, known as the 'attack of the dead men.' Sponsored by cash quiz, a trivia app with rewards and prizes.