Reform of Armed Forces
The Stavka is given nominal control of Army operations
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Explore 152 historical events and records for Russia in 1914.
Historical records for Russia in 1914
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August
Second Army
Given command of the Russian Second Army
STAVKA
The Stavka is given nominal control of Army operations
STAVKA
Appointed Deputy Commander in-Chief at Stavka to Duke Nicholas
STAVKA
Appointed Deputy Commander in-Chief at Stavka to Duke Nicholas
Vote-War Credits
Kerensky supports the Trudovik decision to abstain when the Duma considers government war credits, refusing unconditional endorsement of imperial wartime policy.
War Policy Debate
Kerensky opposes enthusiastic support for the First World War and criticises the conflict as destructive to Russian society and democratic reform.
September
Battle of Zamosc-Komarow
The Austrian 4th Army pushes back the Russian 4th Army
Capture of Lemberg
The Russians capture Lemberg, Lwow, capital of Austrian Galicia
Capture of Lemberg
The Russians capture Lemberg
Battle of Masurian Lakes
Attacked by the German VIII Army after its victory at Tannenberg
Battle of Masurian Lakes
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
First Army
The First Army retreats but loses 100,000
Invasion of Germany
The invasion of Prussia fails with the loss of 250,000
Battle of Tannenberg
The last Russian troops are forced out of East Prussia
Invasion of Prussia
The last Russian troops are forced out of East Prussia
Battle of Rava Ruska
The Austrians are decisivly defeated & forced back into the Carpathian Mountains
Dismissal
Zhilinsky is dismissed after Russias failure to capture Prussia
October
Battle of Vistula River
General Nikolai Ruzsky, commander of the Russian Northwest Front, brings up significant reinforcement against the Ninth Army, att this time Hindenburg learned of a planned Russian offensive into Silesia from a captured Russian soldier
Ninth Army
General Nikolai Ruzsky, commander of the Russian Northwest Front, brings up significant reinforcement against the Ninth Army, att this time Hindenburg learned of a planned Russian offensive into Silesia from a captured Russian soldier
War Policy Debate
Debates Russia's response to the outbreak of war.
Battle of Vistula River
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. Nikolai Ruzsky defeats the Germans first attempt at capturing Warsaw at the Battle of the Vistula River
Ninth Army
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
November
Declaration of War
Russia declares war on Turkey
Battle of Lodz
Mackensens Ninth Army strikes the one corps of Rennenkampfs First Army which was posted south of the Vistula and routed it, capturing 12,000 prisoners
Battle of Lodz
The Russian First Army is heavilly defeated & the Russian offensive is called off. The Battle of Lodz takes place from November 11 to December 6, 1914, near Lodz in Poland, fought between the German Ninth Army and the Russian First, Second, and 5th Armies, in appalling winter conditions
First Army
Mackensens Ninth Army strikes the one corps of Rennenkampfs First Army which was posted south of the Vistula and routed it, capturing 12,000 prisoners
First Army
The Russian First Army is heavilly defeated & the Russian offensive is called off
Invasion of Silesia
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
Ninth Army
Mackensens Ninth Army strikes the one corps of Rennenkampfs First Army which was posted south of the Vistula and routed it, capturing 12,000 prisoners
Ninth Army
The Battle of Lodz takes place from November 11 to December 6, 1914, near Lodz in Poland, fought between the German Ninth Army and the Russian First, Second, and 5th Armies, in appalling winter conditions
Siege of Warsaw
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
Bolshevik Duma Arrest
Is arrested with other Bolshevik Duma deputies.
Carpathian Fighting
Fights in difficult mountain operations against Austro-Hungarian forces.
War and the International
Writes War and the International, opposing the world war and criticizing socialist parties that supported their national governments.
December
Battle of Lodz
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. Russian withdrawal from East Prussia, and conduct at the Battle of Lodz in November 1914 led to Rennenkampfs dismissal amid recriminations of incompetence and even treason
Treason
Russian withdrawal from East Prussia, and conduct at the Battle of Lodz in November 1914 led to Rennenkampfs dismissal amid recriminations of incompetence and even treason
Other events (month unknown)
Alexander Gymnasium Enrollment
Shalamov began studying at St Alexander Gymnasium in Vologda, where he developed his early literary interests.
Anti-War Speech
Kerensky publicly denounces the war and warns that military conflict will deepen Russia's political and social crisis.
Arrest of Lev Borisovich Kamenev
Arrested after supervising publication of Pravda for 1 yr
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