Battle of Stallupönen
1914 battle on the Eastern Front of World War I / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Stallupönen, fought between Russian and German armies on August 17, 1914, was the opening battle of World War I on the Eastern Front. The Germans under the command of Hermann von François conducted a successful counterattack against four Russian infantry divisions from different infantry corps, which heavily outnumbered them but were separated from each other, creating a gap between the 27th Infantry Division and the 40th Infantry Division,[7] and had little coordination with each other.[8] The Germans retreated to Gumbinnen provoking Battle of Gumbinnen.
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Battle of Stallupönen | |||||||
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Part of the Eastern Front of World War I | |||||||
Eastern Front, August 17–23, 1914. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
German Empire | Russian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hermann von François | Paul von Rennenkampf | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
1 infantry division |
25th Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 29th Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
18,000[2] | 50,000[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
216 KIA 705 WIA 94 MIA[4] Total 1,297[5] |
619 killed 2,382 wounded 4,466 captured Total: 7,467[6] |
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