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First Battle of the Masurian Lakes

The First Battle of the Masurian Lakes was a German offensive in the Eastern Front 2–16 September 1914, during the Russian invasion of East Prussia. It took place only days after the Battle of Tannenberg where the German 8th Army encircled and destroyed the Russian 2nd Army.

First Battle of the Masurian Lakes
First Battle of the Masurian Lakes · Department of Military Art and Engineering, at the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
7 Sept 1914 – 14 Sept 1914
Where
Masurian Lake District
Era
Modern

Topics

Poland967 CE – todayRussia1223 – today

Before and after

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