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Przemyśl

[ pshe-mish-uhl ]

noun

  1. a city in SE Poland: occupied by the Russians 1915.


Przemyśl

/ ˈpʃɛmiʃl /

noun

  1. a city in SE Poland, near the border with Ukraine on the San River: a fortress in the early Middle Ages; belonged to Austria (1722–1918). Pop: 66 968 (2007 est)


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Przemysl was again invested, Russian troops for the first time entering German territory west of the Vistula.

Less than forty days after the Austro-Germans began to move, Przemysl was once more in their hands.

It is still a matter of wonder why the Austrians kept four army corps in Przemysl.

A glance at the map shows you that Przemysl is chiefly important because of its situation with regard to the railways of Galicia.

The attempt to relieve Przemysl had failed, and on 22nd March the fortress fell.

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