Second Russian invasion of East Prussia (1914)
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For the Soviet invasion of East Prussia at the end of the Second World War, see East Prussian offensive.
The offensive of the Russian armies in October 1914 with the aim of capturing East Prussia after in Battle of Augustów (1914).
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Second East Prussian campaign | |||||||||
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Part of the Eastern Front of World War I | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
German Empire | Russian Empire | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Hermann von François | Nikolai Ruzsky | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
VIII Army |
I Army X Army | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
On 20 September 1914 129,814 men[1] 354 machine guns[2] 540 guns[3] |
On 28 September 1914 Total 525,682 men[4] 10 Army 247,467 men 565 machine guns 749 guns 1 Army 278,215 men 272 machine guns 648 guns | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Official German medical reports: 5,250 KIA, 18,169 WIA, 4,930 MIA Total 28,349[5] lost:[6] 9 machine guns 9 guns |
Official Russian medical reports: 14,762 KIA, 53,692 WIA, 32,169 MIA Total 101,290[7] lost:[8] 65 machine guns 64 guns |
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