THE DAY IN HISTORY · MAY 2
May 2 in history
What happened on May 2: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1915, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Gorlice–Tarnów offensive
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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