People know little about World War I, comparing with World War II, although this war also had its heroes and its dramas. The Brusilov Offensive (Lutskiy Proryv) took place in 1916 in the Ukranian city of Lutsk, where this year they tried to reconstruct that battle. The event was named ‘Echo of the Great War of 1914-1918. The Lutskiy Proryv’.

A keiser infantryman.

Each soldier was given a rifle in exchange for a passport.

Review before the battle.

The parade produced a great impression on the residents of Lutsk.

A stork was spotted nearby.

The head of the territory came up to the detachment to hear out about each sub-unit, their histories and feats of arms, ending the official part.

While the troops were preparing for the battle, the host told about the Brusilov Offensive. It was said that in 1916, General Brusilov had designed and later fulfilled an operation, which undermined the Austria-Hungary military power.

First shots could be heard fired, the attack began. A group of soldiers entered the bridge to get to the other riverbank when suddenly they saw an explosion in the water…

Millions of splashes fell down on the grass. After that there were two more explosions on the ground. Plots of land and a cloud of sand covered the soldiers.

Shell hole.

A mortal shooting began.

Suddenly one of the Russian soldiers came forward crying, ‘Stop shooting!’ He wanted to talk to the commander of the enemy army. They agreed to have a short cessation of arms to help the wounded. Some time later the batlle continued.

The host announced the end of the reconstruction.

Local kids began to collect their trophies – cartridge cases.

The bridge had to be disassembled.

After the battle and a substantial dinner, some began setting up a camp.

The tent should be digged around correctly.

It was very cold at night that is why they had to make up a fire.

They told stories to each other…

This was the end of the first day of the event called ‘Echo of the Great War of 1914-1918. The Lutskiy Proryv’.

Location: Lutsk

via nektonemo