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MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · May 2

THE DAY IN HISTORY · MAY 2

May 2 in history

1915 — Gorlice–Tarnów

2 May 1915 — Mackensen’s breakthrough on a 50-km front unhinges the whole Russian line. By September the Great Retreat has surrendered Poland, Lithuania and a million prisoners — and made Russia’s home front a rumor mill of treason.

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