5 September 1914
Battle of Masurian Lakes
Attacked by the German VIII Army after its victory at Tannenberg
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Masurian Lakes in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
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
The First Army retreats but loses 100,000
The invasion of Prussia fails with the loss of 250,000
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