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Battle of Tannenberg (1914)

On the Russian Revolution map as “Tannenberg”

Aug 1914 — An entire Russian army is encircled and destroyed in East Prussia; its commander shoots himself. The empire went to war unready, and the killing of its trained soldiers began at once.

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Battle site
Chapter
February Revolution (chapter 4 of Russian Revolution)
Atlas
The Russian Revolution, 1855–1924
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Map showing Battle of Tannenberg (1914), battle site in The Russian Revolution, 1855–1924
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