Osowiec Fortress (Polish Twierdza Osowiec) is a 19th-century fortress located in north-eastern Poland, built by the Russian Empire. It saw heavy fighting during World War I when it was obstinately defended for several months by its Russian garrison against German attacks. The fortress was built in the years 1882-1892 as one of the defensive works to protect the western borders of Russia against Germany and continuously modernized afterward to cope with advances in heavy siege artillery. In 1889-1893, military engineer Nestor Buinitsky took an important part in the creation of the fortress. It was located on the river Biebrza about 50 km from the border with the German province of East Prussia, in the one place where the marshlands of the river could be crossed, hence controlling a vital chokepoint. The extensive marshlands and bogs that surrounded it made attacks upon it difficult. The strategic Belostok - Lyck - Königsberg rail line also ran through the fortress and crossed the Biebrza river there. The fortress saw heavy fighting during the beginning of World War I in the eastern front from September 1914 until the Russian Army abandoned it in August 1915. In the interwar years, the fortress was used by the Polish Army. During the German invasion of Poland in 1939, it was bypassed and did not see much fighting. The Germans launched a full-frontal offensive on the fortress at the beginning of July; the attack included 14 battalions of infantry, one battalion of sappers, 24-30 heavy siege guns, and 30 batteries of artillery equipped with poison gases led by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg. Russian defenses were manned by 500 soldiers of the 226th Infantry Regiment Zemlyansky, and 400 militia. The Germans waited until 4 a.m. on 6 August for favorable wind conditions, when the attack opened with regular artillery bombardment combined with chlorine gas. Over twelve battalions of the 11th Landwehr Division, making up 7000 men, advanced after the bombardment and expecting little resistance. They were met at the first defense line by a counter-charge by the 60-100 survivors of the 13th Company of the Russian 226th Infantry Regiment. The Germans became panicked by the bloody appearance of the Russians - the latter coughing up blood due to the gas - and retreated. The five remaining Russian guns subsequently opened fire on the fleeing Germans. This incident has been called "the Attack of the Dead Men". ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a5HxqKljzA

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