The German assault on Osowiec Fortress involved 14 infantry battalions supported by heavy siege artillery, intending to overwhelm the Russian garrison. The chlorine and bromine gas attack was so dense it reportedly blackened vegetation and killed wildlife in its path. While the initial counterattack by the remnants of the 226th Infantry Regiment Zemlyansky and local militia temporarily halted the German advance, the strategic situation remained dire. The fortress was eventually abandoned by Russ

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