Brusilov Offensive: Quick Facts

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Date	June 4, 1916 - August 10, 1916
Location	Carpathian Mountains • Galicia
Participants	Austria-Hungary • Central Powers • Germany • Russia
Context	World War I

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General Aleksey Brusilov

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Aleksey A. Brusilov

Aleksey Alekseyevich Brusilov

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