Paul Karlovitch Rennenkampf19 August 1914
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
Russia · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
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
Appointed Commander of the Eastern Front to hold the Caucasus against the Turks
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