The Brusilov Offensive (Russian: Брусиловский прорыв Brusilovskiĭ proryv), also known as the June Advance, was the Russian Empire's greatest feat of arms during World War I, and among the most lethal battles in world history. Prof. Graydon A. Tunstall of the University of South Florida called the Brusilov Offensive of 1916 the worst crisis of World War I for Austria-Hungary and the Triple Entente's greatest victory. It was a major offensive against the armies of the Central Powers on the Eastern Front, launched on June 4, 1916, and lasting until late September. It took place in what today is Ukraine, in the general vicinity of the towns of Lviv, Kovel and Lutsk. The offensive was named after the Russian commander in charge of the Southwestern Front, Gen. Aleksei Brusilov.
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