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Battle of Gumbinnen

The Battle of Gumbinnen, initiated by forces of the German Empire on 20 August 1914, was a German offensive on the Eastern Front during the First World War. Because of the hastiness of the German attack, the Russian Army emerged victorious.

Battle of Gumbinnen
Battle of Gumbinnen · Department of Military Art and Engineering, at the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
20 Aug 1914
Where
Gusev
Era
Modern

Topics

Russia1223 – today

Before and after

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