View asset onlyAustrian soldiers flee an advance by Russian forces at Przemysl, Poland. In August 1914, at the start of the First World War, Russian forces defeated Austro-Hungarian forces in the opening engagements and advanced rapidly into GaliciaIdentifierAKG2813579SourceIAM Image Asset ManagementCredit lineakg-images / WHA / World History ArchiveImage date1914TopicMILITARYGeographyPOLANDPRZEMYSLSize1686px × 1524px (7 MB) 14.2 cm × 12.9 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload