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Battle of Tannenberg

The Battle of Tannenberg, also known as the Second Battle of Tannenberg, was fought between Russia and Germany between 26 and 30 August 1914, the first month of World War I. The battle resulted in the encirclement and the almost complete destruction of the Russian 2nd Army by the German 8th Army and the suicide of its commanding general, Alexander Samsonov.

Battle of Tannenberg
Battle of Tannenberg · Department of Military Art and Engineering, at the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
23 Aug 1914 – 30 Aug 1914
Where
Olsztyn
Era
Modern

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World War I1914 – 1918Poland967 CE – today

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