jun 16, 1917 - Russia's Final War Offensive

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Minister of War, Alexander Kerensky ordered the Russian Army to undertake a renewed offensive along the Austrian front in WWI. Prior to the offensive start, Kerensky personally toured the front and delivered rousing speeches to the troops. Within a few days of the actual mission, Russian troops manafed to make brief progress against the Austrians and even captured serval throusand prisoners, until the German reinforcements arrived and sent the Russian soldiers packing back to where they came from.

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