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
Russian Empire 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 X Army
Strength
On 20 September 1914
129,814 men[4]
354 machine guns[5]
540 guns[6]
247,467 men
565 machine guns
Casualties and losses
Unknown[b] Official Russian medical reports:
14,762 KIA,
53,692 WIA,
32,169 MIA
Total 101,290[9]
lost:[10]
65 machine guns
64 guns

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. ^ Stegemann, ч. II, P.207
  4. ^ Sanitaetsbericht ueber das Deutsche Heer, bd. III, Berlin 1934, taffel 11
  5. ^ С. Г. Нелипович: Два похода. Борьба за Восточную Пруссию в августе-октябре 1914 года, 2020, p. 114
  6. ^ С. Г. Нелипович, 2020, p. 114
  7. ^ "BATTLE OF AUGUSTOW GERMANS ROUTED; RUSSIANS IN HOT PURSUIT". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  8. ^ Oleynikov 2016, p. 249.
  9. ^ С. Г. Нелипович, 2020, p. 203 calculated based on documents from the Russian State Military Historical Archive
  10. ^ С. Г. Нелипович, 2020, p. 203


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