It is also notable for the failure of the Russians to encode their radio messages, broadcasting their daily marching orders in the clear, which allowed the Germans to make their movements with the confidence they would not be flanked. The battle is particularly notable for fast rail movements by the German Eighth Army, enabling them to concentrate against each of the two Russian armies in turn, first delaying the First Army and then destroying the Second before once again turning on the First days later.
Battle of tannenberg and masurian lakes series#
A series of follow-up battles ( First Masurian Lakes) destroyed most of the First Army as well and kept the Russians off balance until the spring of 1915.
The battle resulted in the almost complete destruction of the Russian Second Army and the suicide of its commanding general, Alexander Samsonov.
The Battle of Tannenberg, also known as the Second Battle of Tannenberg, was fought between Russia and Germany between 23 and 30 August 1914, the first month of World War I. Vivat ribbon commemorating the Battle of Tannenberg, showing Wilhelm II and " Hindenburg the victor of Tannenberg" Consolidation of the German Eighth Army.Paul von Hindenburg Erich Ludendorff Max HoffmannĪlexander Samsonov † Paul von Rennenkampfġ50,000 294 machine guns 728 guns and howitzersĢ30,000 384 machine guns 612 guns and howitzersĢ1–30 August: 13,873+: 1,726+ KIA 7,461 WIA 4,686 MIA Contents Near destruction of the Russian 1st and 2nd Armies.
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