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The Capture of Tarnopol was an Austro-German victory during the Great War in July 1917. After the fighting around Brzezany in early July 1917, which resulted in Brzezany remaining in Austro-German control, the Russian offensive in the area was held up, and on July the 19th 1917 the Austro-Germans started a counter-offensive.
The first Austro-German attacks were repulsed, but at ten o'clock on July the 19th the 6th Grenadier Division of the 11th Russian Army deserted en masse leaving a 40 km long gap in the Russian line. Brusiloff, who had arrived in Tarnopol, had ordered Korniloff on the previous day to take over the chief command of the southern Group of armies from Gutor, but time was wasted with poor communications.
The Austro-Germans attacked on July the 20th in the direction of Tarnopol and towards the south along the Strypa and were met with a disenchanted Russian force whose soldiers disobeyed orders and withdrew, resulting in a Russian withdraw from Galicia.
 Research Capture of Tarnopol
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