![]() ![]() General staff of the German 8th Army during the battle. All in all, he appeared to be in an excellent position to await the arrival of the Russian Tenth Army, forming up to his south. His forces also included two infantry divisions held in reserve. Bolstering his forces were the newly formed XXVI Corp, which he placed in front of Königsberg, moving his more experienced troops south into the main lines. Realizing his forces were too spread out to be effective, he ordered a withdrawal to a line running from Königsberg's defensive works in the north, to the Masurian Lakes near Angerburg in the south, anchored on the Omer River. On 31 August, with Tannenberg lost, Rennenkampf had been ordered to stand his ground in the event of a German attack. Of course the Germans were also very far away, but unlike the Russians, the Germans could easily close the distance using their extensive rail network in the area. An attack by the German Eighth Army from the west would flank the entire army. ![]() ![]() In order to get even this close his units had to rush southward, and were now spread out over a long line running southward from just east of Königsberg. When the nature of the German counteroffensive became clear, Rennenkampf had his troops move as quickly as possible to help, but by then it was too late.īy the time the battle proper ended on 30 August (Samsonov committed suicide on 29 August), the closest of Rennenkampf's units, his II Corps, was still over 45 miles (70 km) from the pocket. When Samsonov became aware of the German movements he requested that the gap between the two armies be closed up, but Rennenkampf was in no hurry to act on this, leaving Samsonov isolated many miles to the southwest. The commander of the Second, Alexander Samsonov, had publicly criticized Rennenkampf some years earlier (about the Battle of Mukden in 1905), and it is said that the two had come to blows over the matter. The counter-offensive was made possible, in part, due to the personal enmity between the two Russian Generals - which was well known to the Germans. Hoffman's plan was quickly implemented, culminating in the complete destruction of the Second Army at the Battle of Tannenberg between 26 and 30 August 1914. However, Colonel Max Hoffmann developed a plan to attack the Second Army as it attempted to maneuver north over some particularly hilly terrain. Meanwhile the Russian Second Army approached from the south, hoping to cut the Germans off in the area around the city. PDM Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.The Russian offensive in the east had started well enough, with General Rennenkampf's 1st Army (Army of the Neman) forcing the Germans westward from the border towards Königsberg. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Copyright may extend on works created by French who died for France in World War II ( more information), Russians who served in the Eastern Front of World War II (known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia) and posthumously rehabilitated victims of Soviet repressions ( more information). Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement the rule of the shorter term. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Jamaica has 95 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. Licensing Public domain Public domain false false ( Original text: Mittelalterliche Chronik) Jahrhunderts)īerner Chronik des Diebold Schilling des Älteren Transferred from de.wikipedia to Commons. Juli 1410 in der Berner Chronik des Diebold Schilling d. ![]()
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