Paul Karlovitch Rennenkampf Biography and Timeline

Birth of Paul von Rennenkampf

Birth of Paul von Rennenkampf

Education

Joins the Russian Army at 19 and attended the Nikolaevsky Military Academy in St. Petersburg from 1879 to 1882

Colonel

Appointed Colonel

Major General

Appointed Major General

General

Appointed General

First Army

At the start of World War I, Rennenkampf was given command of the Russian First Army for the invasion of East Prussia, advancing from the North East

Role range: 1914-1918

Invasion of Germany

Enters East Prussia ahead of Samsanovs Second Army. At the start of World War I, Rennenkampf was given command of the Russian First Army for the invasion of East Prussia, advancing from the North East

Role range: 1914-1918

First Army

Leads the First Army, 12 divisions, in the ill-fated invasion of Prussia

Role range: 1914-1918

Invasion of Germany

The Russians move in force over the Prussian frontier. Rennenkampfs forces march into East Prussia

Role range: 1914-1918

Invasion of Prussia

Rennenkampfs forces march into East Prussia. Leads the First Army, 12 divisions, in the ill-fated invasion of Prussia

Role range: 1914-1918

Battle of Stalluponen

The first action on the Eastern Front, the Battle of Stalluponen (in present day Lithuania) is fought by a corps of the German Eighth Army against Russian General Rennenkampfs First Army. Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south

Role range: 1914-1918

Eastern Front

The first action on the Eastern Front, the Battle of Stalluponen (in present day Lithuania) is fought by a corps of the German Eighth Army against Russian General Rennenkampfs First Army

Role range: 1914-1918

Eighth Army

The first action on the Eastern Front, the Battle of Stalluponen (in present day Lithuania) is fought by a corps of the German Eighth Army against Russian General Rennenkampfs First Army

Role range: 1914-1918

First Army

Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south

Role range: 1914-1918

Invasion of Prussia

Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south

Role range: 1914-1918

Second Army

Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south

Role range: 1914-1918

Invasion of Prussia

Rennenkampfs invasion of Prussia stops at Gumbinnen

Role range: 1914-1918

Battle of Tannenberg

His behaviour during the Battle of Tannenberg, & failure to coordinate with Samsonovs Second Army, resulted in much criticism from sector commander Yakov Zhilinskiy and attempts by some members of the military high command to have him removed. Hindenburg defeats Samsonov & turns on Rennenkampf who retreats to the Niemen River

Role range: 1914-1918

Second Army

His behaviour during the Battle of Tannenberg, & failure to coordinate with Samsonovs Second Army, resulted in much criticism from sector commander Yakov Zhilinskiy and attempts by some members of the military high command to have him removed

Role range: 1914-1918

Capture of Lemberg

The Russians capture Lemberg

Role range: 1914-1918

Battle of Masurian Lakes

Attacked by the German VIII Army after its victory at Tannenberg

Role range: 1914-1918

Battle of Masurian Lakes

The invasion of Prussia fails with the loss of 250,000. The First Army retreats but loses 100,000. Rennenkampf personally retreats across the Russian border. Rennenkampf orders a general retreat

Role range: 1914-1918

First Army

The First Army retreats but loses 100,000

Role range: 1914-1918

Invasion of Germany

The invasion of Prussia fails with the loss of 250,000

Role range: 1914-1918

Battle of Lodz

Mackensens Ninth Army strikes the one corps of Rennenkampfs First Army which was posted south of the Vistula and routed it, capturing 12,000 prisoners

Role range: 1914-1918

First Army

Mackensens Ninth Army strikes the one corps of Rennenkampfs First Army which was posted south of the Vistula and routed it, capturing 12,000 prisoners

Role range: 1914-1918

Ninth Army

Mackensens Ninth Army strikes the one corps of Rennenkampfs First Army which was posted south of the Vistula and routed it, capturing 12,000 prisoners

Role range: 1914-1918

Battle of Lodz

The Russian First Army is heavilly defeated & the Russian offensive is called off. The Battle of Lodz takes place from November 11 to December 6, 1914, near Lodz in Poland, fought between the German Ninth Army and the Russian First, Second, and 5th Armies, in appalling winter conditions

Role range: 1914-1918

First Army

The Russian First Army is heavilly defeated & the Russian offensive is called off

Role range: 1914-1918

Invasion of Silesia

The Russians had repulsed the Germans and saved Warsaw, which had been the objective of the original German offensive, the Germans, for their part, had caused the Russians to abandon their offensive into Silesia

Role range: 1914-1918

Ninth Army

The Battle of Lodz takes place from November 11 to December 6, 1914, near Lodz in Poland, fought between the German Ninth Army and the Russian First, Second, and 5th Armies, in appalling winter conditions

Role range: 1914-1918

Siege of Warsaw

The Russians had repulsed the Germans and saved Warsaw, which had been the objective of the original German offensive, the Germans, for their part, had caused the Russians to abandon their offensive into Silesia

Role range: 1914-1918

Battle of Lodz

The Russians had repulsed the Germans and saved Warsaw, which had been the objective of the original German offensive, the Germans, for their part, had caused the Russians to abandon their offensive into Silesia. Russian withdrawal from East Prussia, and conduct at the Battle of Lodz in November 1914 led to Rennenkampfs dismissal amid recriminations of incompetence and even treason

Role range: 1914-1918

Treason

Russian withdrawal from East Prussia, and conduct at the Battle of Lodz in November 1914 led to Rennenkampfs dismissal amid recriminations of incompetence and even treason

Role range: 1914-1918

Commander of Vilna

Appointed Commander of the Vilna District

Commander of Vilna

Appointed Commander of the Vilna District

Role range: 1914-1918

Resignation of Paul Karlovitch Rennenkampf

Rennenkampf submits his resignation

Role range: 1914-1918

Arrest of Paul Karlovitch Rennenkampf

Arrested during The February Revolution of 1917 and imprisoned in the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg

Role range: 1914-1918

Arrest of Paul Karlovitch Rennenkampf

Set free after October Revolution and moved to the city of Taganrog on Azov Sea coast, where he lived illegally under the fake name of Greek citizen Mandusakis

Role range: 1914-1918

Execution

arrested and executed