Second Russian invasion of East Prussia (1914)

Second East Prussian campaign
Part of the Eastern Front of World War I
Date27 September – 2 November 1914
Location
Result Indecisive[a]
Territorial
changes
Russians captures part of East Prussia
Belligerents
 German Empire Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
German Empire Hermann von François
Nikolai Ruzsky
Units involved
German Empire VIII Army I Army[b]
X Army
Strength
On 20 September 1914
129,814 men[5]
354 machine guns[6]
540 guns[7]
295,000[8]
Casualties and losses
Unknown[c] 97,377[11]

The offensive of the Russian armies in October 1914 with the aim of capturing East Prussia after in Battle of Augustów (1914).

  1. ^ a b Oleynikov 2023, p. 20.
  2. ^ Краткий Стратегический Очерк войны 1914-1918. Ч.2
  3. ^ Nelipovich 2017, p. 78.
  4. ^ Stegemann, ч. II, P.207
  5. ^ Sanitaetsbericht ueber das Deutsche Heer, bd. III, Berlin 1934, taffel 11
  6. ^ С. Г. Нелипович: Два похода. Борьба за Восточную Пруссию в августе-октябре 1914 года, 2020, p. 114
  7. ^ С. Г. Нелипович, 2020, p. 114
  8. ^ Nelipovich 2017, p. 76.
  9. ^ "BATTLE OF AUGUSTOW GERMANS ROUTED; RUSSIANS IN HOT PURSUIT". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  10. ^ Oleynikov 2016, p. 319.
  11. ^ Nelipovich 2017, pp. 97–100.


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