Hermann von Francois17 August 1914
Launches, on his own initiative and against orders, an attack against the Russian First Army at the Battle of Stalluponen
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Launches, on his own initiative and against orders, an attack against the Russian First Army at the Battle of Stalluponen
By the time he withdrew to Gumbinnen after this battle, his corps had inflicted 5,000 casualties and managed to capture about 3,000 Russian prisoners
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