First Battle of the Masurian Lakes

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The First Battle of the Masurian Lakes was a major German offensive against Russian forces in East Prussia in September 1914 that resulted in a significant Russian retreat and helped secure the Eastern Front for Germany early in World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Masurian Lakes (First) ⓘ
belligerent German Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
campaign German East Prussian campaign of 1914 ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses heavy Russian casualties ⓘ
significant Russian prisoners of war ⓘ
commander Erich Ludendorff ⓘ
Maximilian von Prittwitz (replaced before battle’s main phase) ⓘ
Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country German Empire ⓘ
date September 1914 ⓘ
endDate 14 September 1914 ⓘ
era early phase of World War I ⓘ
followedBy Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes ⓘ
forceBalance German forces numerically inferior but better coordinated ⓘ
front Eastern Front of World War I ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Front
GermanArmy German Eighth Army ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to the rise in prestige of Hindenburg and Ludendorff ⓘ
eliminated immediate Russian threat to East Prussia in 1914 ⓘ
location East Prussia ⓘ
Masurian Lakes region ⓘ
logisticalIssue Russian supply and communication difficulties ⓘ
modernLocation Masurian region of present-day Poland ⓘ
month September ⓘ
notableFeature fought in lake and forest terrain ⓘ
objective drive Russian forces out of East Prussia ⓘ
operationalContext follow-up to destruction of Russian Second Army at Tannenberg ⓘ
opponentCountry Russian Empire ⓘ
opposingCommander Paul von Rennenkampf ⓘ
outcome Russian retreat from East Prussia ⓘ
partOf Eastern Front of World War I ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Front
precededBy Battle of Tannenberg (1914) ⓘ
region northeastern Germany (at the time) ⓘ
result German victory ⓘ
RussianArmy Russian First Army ⓘ
RussianObjective invasion of East Prussia ⓘ
startDate 7 September 1914 ⓘ
strategicEffect secured East Prussia for Germany ⓘ
stabilized the Eastern Front for Germany in 1914 ⓘ
tactic envelopment of Russian First Army’s flanks ⓘ
terrainImpact lakes and marshes hindered Russian maneuver ⓘ
theatre Eastern Front ⓘ
typeOfOffensive German counteroffensive ⓘ
year 1914 ⓘ

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Eastern Front (World War I) → includesBattle → First Battle of the Masurian Lakes ⓘ
subject linked to: Eastern Front
Russian invasion of East Prussia → hasPart → First Battle of the Masurian Lakes ⓘ
German Eighth Army under Paul von Hindenburg → engagement → First Battle of the Masurian Lakes ⓘ
German Eighth Army → battle → First Battle of the Masurian Lakes ⓘ
First Battle of the Masurian Lakes → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Masurian Lakes (First) ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of the Masurian Lakes
Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes → precededBy → First Battle of the Masurian Lakes ⓘ
Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes → relatedEvent → First Battle of the Masurian Lakes ⓘ
August von Mackensen → battle → Battle of the Masurian Lakes ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of the Masurian Lakes
Battle of Gumbinnen → followedBy → Battle of the Masurian Lakes ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of the Masurian Lakes
Paul von Rennenkampf → participatedIn → First Battle of the Masurian Lakes ⓘ
Hermann von François → participantIn → First Battle of the Masurian Lakes ⓘ