On May, 1915, weakened Russian forces were unable to defend Gorlice, a gmina(principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality) in south eastern Poland, against the combined forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany's artillery barrages.
Gorlice pronounced [rlits is a city and an urban municipality ("gmina") in south eastern Poland with around 29,500 inhabitants (2008). The gmina (Polish pronunciation [mina, plural gminy [min, from German Gemeinde meaning commune) is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. On May 1, 1915, the combined forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany initiated artillery barrages against Russian soldiers stationed on the battle line stretching from Gorlice to Tarnow. In Gorlice, the weakened Russian forces were unable to defend against the Austrian and German attackers. 
