Meanwhile the Germans, by vio-Jent attacks in the direction of Lowicz, endeavoured to prevent us entirely encircling those German forces which were gathered in the direction of Brzeziny. The Germans, after almost super-human efforts, by the 26th, managed, by a series of night-attacks, to extricate Ives in the direction of Strykow.
During these engagements, as acknowledged in German official despatches, the Germans suffered previously unheard-of losses, which occurred owing to the fact that they had to break through under our cross fire and run the gauntlet between the Russian lines. The losses sustained by the German divisions taking part in breaking through and the abortive flanking movement were ea great that they had to be entirely removed from the front while the battle was still raging. Information received from many German prisoners shows that the German losses were so great that the strength of many companies, which was from 260 to +80 men prior to these battles, is now not more than 70.
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