The Brusilov Offensive, 1916. This Offensive Led to the Fall of Three Empires in Europe: Russia, Hapsburg, and Germany itself.

History's Greatest Battles

The Brusilov Offensive, Russia's final large-scale assault in World War I, is remembered as one of the most ferocious and strategically brilliant operations in all of military history. Its staggering intensity crippled not only the Austrian Empire, hastening its collapse, but also drained the Russian monarchy of its final reserves of strength, contributing to its ultimate downfall.
Brusilov Offensive, Eastern Front. 4th June - 20th September, 1916.
Russian Forces: 1 Million Soldiers with an additional ~750,000 in Reserve.
Austro-German Forces: ~2.5 Million
Additional Reading and Research:

• Clark, Alan. Suicide of the Empires.
• Rutherford, Ward. The Tsar's War, 1914 - 1917.
• Brusilov, Alexei. A Soldier's Notebook, 1914 - 1918.
• Stokesbury, James. A Short History of World War I.

Other WWI Episodes:

• The Battle of Verdun.
• The First Battle of the Marne.

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