What is Eastern Front (World War I)?
{{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Eastern Front | place = [[Eastern Europe]] | partof = The [[European theatre of World War I]] | image = Eastern Front, 1914.jpg | caption = Eastern Europe before World War I | date = 1 August 1914 - 7 May 1918 | result = [[Central Powers|Central Power]] victory | combatant1 = '''[[Allies of World War I|Allies]]'''<br>{{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}<br>{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}} ([[World War I in Romania|from 1916]])<br>([[Allies of World War I|and others]]) | combatant2 = '''[[Central Powers]]'''<br>{{flagcountry|German Empire}}<br>{{flag|Austria-Hungary}}<br>([[Central Powers|and others]]) | commander1 = {{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Nicholas II]]<br>{{flagicon|Kingdom of Romania}} Ferdinand I | commander2 = {{flagicon|German Empire}} [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Wilhelm II]]<br>{{flagicon|Austria-Hungary}} [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Franz Joseph I]]<br>{{flagicon|Austria-Hungary}} [[Karl I & IV|Charles I]] }} The '''Eastern Front''' of [[World War I]] was the theatre in which [[German Empire|Germany]] and [[Austria-Hungary]] fought against the [[Russian Empire]]. Planning places to concentrate forces was very important because there were few railways on the Eastern Front, and troops could not be moved and reinforced as quickly as on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]]. Russia lost many battles, but its overall situation improved as Russia improved its forces, and more and more allies entered the war. The Eastern Front ended when the [[Russian Civil War]] broke out in 1917. The communists signed the [[Treaty of Brest-Litovsk]] with Germany so that they could focus on winning the civil war. ==Other websites== * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/65817306@N00/sets/486575/ WWI Eastern Front Photo]. * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/65817306@N00/sets/1219581/ WWI Eastern Front Part II] * [[iarchive:withrussianarmy101knoxuoft|With the Russian army, 1914-1917]] by [[Alfred Knox]] {{Campaignbox World War I}} {{histor