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Battle of Orlau-Frankenau

Russia · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1914

Alexander Samsonov24 August 1914

Orlau-Frankenau · Warfare / World War, 1st

Withdraws to Tannenberg. The Russians are stopped by the German XX corps. The Germans know the Russian positions because of Samsonovs uncoded radio messages. Russia withdraws to Tannenberg. bu the Germans know Russian positions because they decode radio messages. Attacks East Prussia & defeats the Germans

Alexander Samsonov25 August 1914

Orlau-Frankenau · Warfare / World War, 1st

The Germans advance to Tannenberg to trap the Russian Army

Names involved

Alexander Samsonov

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