The aftermath of this battle divided the nation.II Corps (transferred from the Second Army, 22 August)Ģnd Heavy Artillery Brigade German Eighth Armyįield Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, commanderġst Infantry Division 1st Infantry Brigade 1st Grenadiers 41st Infantry 2nd Infantry Brigade 3rd Grenadiers 43rd Infantry 1st Field Artillery Brigade 16th Field Artillery 52nd Field Artillery 8th UhlansĢnd Infantry Division 3rd Infantry Brigade 4th Grenadiers 44th Infantry 4th Infantry Brigade 33rd Fusiliers 45th Infantryģ5th Infantry Division 70th Infantry Brigade 21st Infantry 61st Infantry 87th Infantry Brigade 174th Infantry 176th Infantry 35th Field Artillery Brigade 36th Field Artillery 72nd Field Artillery 4th Mounted Riflesģ6th Infantry Division 69th Infantry Brigade 129th Infantry 175th Infantry 71st Infantry Brigade 5th Grenadiers 128th Infantry 35th Field Artillery Brigade 36th Field Artillery 72nd Field Artillery 5th Hussarsģ7th Infantry Division 73rd Infantry Brigade 147th Infantry 151st Infantry 1st Jager Battalion 75th Infantry Brigade 146th Infantry 150th Infantry 37th Field Artillery Brigade 73rd Field Artillery 82nd Field Artillery 11th DragoonsĤ1st Infantry Division 72nd Infantry Brigade 18th Infantry 59th Infantry 74th Infantry Brigade 148th Infantry 152nd Infantry 41st Field Artillery Brigade 35th Field Artillery 79th Field Artillery 10th Dragoonsġst Reserve Division 1st Reserve Infantry Brigade 1st Reserve Infantry 3rd Reserve Infantry 72nd Reserve Infantry Brigade 18th Reserve Infantry 59th Reserve Infantry 1st Reserve Jager Battalion 1st Reserve Field Artilleryģrd Reserve Division 5th Reserve Infantry Brigade 2nd Reserve Infantry 9th Reserve Infantry 6th Reserve Infantry Brigade 34th Reserve Infantry 49th Reserve Infantry 3rd Reserve Field Artillery 5th Reserve Dragoons 1st Reserve Uhlansģ6th Reserve Division 69th Reserve Infantry Brigade 21st Reserve Infantry 61st Reserve Infantry 2nd Reserve Jager Battalion 70th Reserve Infantry Brigade 5th Reserve Infantry 54th Infantry (detached from the 3rd Division at the outbreak of war) 36th Reserve Field Artillery 1st Reserve Hussars On 29th August Samsonov realised the hopelessness of the situation and took his own life. The terrain was tough, his men were hungry and tired, and the Germans were expecting them! On 26th August the Russian army was surrounded and confused. Samsonov’s route to invasion was difficult. Not only was it extremely difficult to contact all the soldiers, as there was so many spread out so far, but also they were not careful enough with their radio communications! The Germans were able to listen in to the radio messages from each General, Rennenkampf stating that he was staying put and Samsonov that he was advancing. One problem these two armies faced was poor communication. Two Russian armies commanded by General Paul von Rennenkampf (Pavel Karlovich Rennenkampf) and General Alexander Samsonov invaded East Prussia, Germany, at the end of August 1914. It was fought in the German village Tannenberg, (now north-eastern Poland) and was a serious defeat for Russia. The Battle of Tannenberg, starting on 26th August 1914, was one of the largest battles on the Eastern Front during the First World War.
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