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The city of Gusev (Гусев; Gumbinnen, German, until 1945; Gumbinė, Lithuanian, until 1945) is in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is situated close to the border with Lithuania, east of Chernyakhovsk. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. Map of the Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad Oblast (Russian: КалининградÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð¾Ð±Ð»Ð°ÑÑ‚ÑŒ), informally called Yantarny kray (Russian:Янтарный Край - meaning Amber region) is an administrative division (oblast) of Russia on the Baltic coast, with no land connection to the rest of Russia: an enclave of the European Union. ...
Chernyakhovsk (German: Insterburg, Lithuanian: Įsrūtis, Polish: Wystruć) is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, which before 1945 was known by its German name, Insterburg and was in East Prussia. ...
Before the end of World War II Gusev was part of East Prussia, Germany, and was known by its German name, Gumbinnen. In August 1914 a major battle on the eastern front of World War I, the Battle of Gumbinnen, took place here. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest...
East Prussia (German: Ostpreu en; Polish: Prusy Wschodnie; Russian: Восточная Пруссия — Vostochnaya Prussiya) was a province of Kingdom of Prussia, situated on the territory of former Ducal Prussia. ...
1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Clockwise from top: Trenches in frontline, a British Mark I Tank crossing a trench, the Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the battle of the Dardanelles, a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks and a Sopwith Camel biplane. ...
The Battle of Gumbinnen was fought on August 19 and August 20 of 1914 between Germany and Russia. ...
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