Historical Events tagged with "tannenberg"
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Germans Triumph Over Russians at Tannenberg
In late August 1914, the Germans achieved a significant victory over the Russian army at the Battle of Tannenberg, fought near the town of Tannenberg in East Prussia. The German Eighth Army, commanded by Generals Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff, managed to encircle and decisively defeat the Russian Second Army, commanded by General Aleksei Brusilov. The battle was marked by remarkable German tactical planning and execution, which led to the annihilation of a substantial portion of the Russian forces, establishing German dominance on the Eastern Front early in World War I.
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