August von Mackensen9 October 1914
Mackensen reaches the Vistula River by October 9 and is only 12 miles away from Warsaw
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Mackensen reaches the Vistula River by October 9 and is only 12 miles away from Warsaw
The Germans advance on Warsaw but retreat a week later
The Germans were unfamiliar with the land and unable to bring sufficient reinforcements to the Ninth Army, allowing Ruzsky to concentrate his front against Mackensen. On October 17, Hindenburg orders a retreat, and by the 31st the battle is over
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
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