The “Attack of the Dead Men“ refers to an incident during World War I, specifically the Battle of Osowiec Fortress in 1915. Russian soldiers defending the fortress were subjected to a German poison gas attack. Despite being heavily affected by the gas, some of the Russian soldiers, their faces covered in blood and their uniforms tattered, launched a counterattack, which surprised and terrified the Germans. This event became known as the “Attack of the Dead Men“ due to the horrifying appearance of the Russian soldiers.
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