Paul Karlovitch Rennenkampf5 September 1914
Attacked by the German VIII Army after its victory at Tannenberg
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Attacked by the German VIII Army after its victory at Tannenberg
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
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