Battle of the Wierzbołów station

Battle of Virbalis (Russian: Битва у Вержболово), was one of the largest battles of the first 16 days of the World War I, during which the parties were preparing to conduct full-scale operations.

10,000 German troops attacked 2,500 Russians on the station, the Germans wanted to destroy the train station to slow down the mobilization of the Russians, but they could not take it and had to retreat. It is the first battle of the Eastern Front.