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Encyclopedia > Russian First Army

The Russian First Army was a World War I Russian field army that fought on the Eastern Front for two years. Missing image Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Eastern Front usually refers to either Eastern Front (WWI) Eastern Front (WWII) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


The First Army, commanded by General Paul Rennenkampf, invaded East Prussia at the outbreak of war in 1914 along with the Russian Second Army commanded by General Alexander Samsonov. After declaring war on Germany, Russia had been able to mobilize very quickly. All Russian forces were put under the command of Grand Duke Nikolai and his Quartermaster General Yuri Danilov. 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 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Alexander Samsonov (1859 - August 29, 1914) was a Russian military leader during World War I. He joined the Russian Army at age 18 and fought in the Russo_Turkish War, 1877_78. ...


The invading forces made a determined and speedy attack on East Prussia. However, the First and Second Armies were stopped by the German Eighth Army, led by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg and his Chief of Staff, General Erich Ludendorff. The German and Russian armies met at Tannenburg, where the Second Army was encircled and suffered complete destruction. Both the First and Second Armies suffered terrible casualties in one of the most comprehensive German victories of World War I. 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. ... Paul von Hindenburg President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg (full name Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg) (October 2, 1847 – August 2, 1934) was a German Field Marshal and statesman. ... General Erich Ludendorff Erich Ludendorff (sometimes given incorrectly as Erich von Ludendorff) (April 9, 1865 – December 20, 1937, Tutzing, Bavaria, Germany) was a German Army officer, noted as a general during World War I. Ludendorff was born in Kruszewnia near Posen, Prussia (now Poznań, Poland). ... Stębark (German:Tannenberg) is a village in Poland. ... Missing image Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...


The First Army also suffered defeat at the First Battle of Masurian Lakes in September 1914, which led to Rennenkampf's dismissal. The First Army was put under the command of General Litvinov, but by 1915 the First and Second Armies had suffered so many casualties that they were disbanded. 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...


Commanders

  • General Paul Rennenkampf - (1914)
  • General Litvinov - (1915)

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2. The Eastern Front, 1914-1915. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History (744 words)
The Russian plan of campaign (Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolaievich, commander in chief, Aug. 3, 1914–Sept. 5, 1915) was concerned primarily with Austria; large forces were therefore concentrated on the Galician frontier.
The essence of this joint plan was to concentrate the German army against the second Russian army (Gen. Alexander Samsonov), which was beginning the invasion of East Prussia from the southeast.
Throughout these and later operations the Germans were aided greatly by the interception of unciphered Russian messages, and by the unreadiness of Rennenkampf (leader of the first Russian army) to do much to relieve Samsonov.
Battle of Stalluponen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (381 words)
Brought on by the aggressive tactics of General Hermann von Francois in defense of the German province of East Prussia, the battle was completely unexpected by both sides, along with its outcome.
In mid-August, 1914, the Russian army began to execute an invasion of East Prussia at the outbreak of hostilities.
At the easternmost extremity of Germany, Russian General Pavel Rennenkampf invaded East Prussia with the Russian First Army, with the city of Königsberg as his ultimate target.
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