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...
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François' scouts, following his success at the Battle of Stallupönen, reported the northern flank of the Russian First Army was exposed, and requested...
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1st Army (Russian Empire) (category Field armies of Russia in World War I)
beginning of 1918) Battle of Stallupönen (17 August 1914) Battle of Gumbinnen (20 August 1914) Battle of Tannenberg (23–30 August 1914) First Battle of the...
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the Battle of Tannenberg or the Battle of Stallupönen, and most importantly, its intelligence-gathering technique was greatly inferior to that of the...
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Stallupönen (Russian victory) Battle of Orlau (Russian victory) Battle of Kaushen (Russian victory) Battle of Gross-Bresau (Russian victory) Battle of...
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Paul von Rennenkampf (category Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Third Degree)
General Hermann von François, counterattacked at the Battle of Stallupönen, initiating the Eastern Front of the war. Although it was a victory for the Germans...
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Hermann von François (category Commanders of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus)
on the Battle of Stalluponen, and won a surprising victory while inflicting 5,000 casualties and taking 3,000 prisoners. After winning the battle, François...
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Nesterov (redirect from Stallupönen)
German name Stallupönen (Lithuanian: Stalupėnai; Polish: Stołupiany) and in 1938-1946 as Ebenrode, is a town and the administrative center of Nesterovsky...
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Field artillery (category Military history of the Ming dynasty)
Battle of al-Faw Battle of Königsberg Battle of Stallupönen Battle of Gumbinnen Battle of Tannenberg Battle of Gnila Lipa Battle of Nà Sản Battle of Haktang-ni...
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Race to the Sea (category Military operations of World War I involving Germany)
Montenegro and Germany on 8 August. The Battle of Stallupönen (17 August) caused a minor check to the Russian invasion of East Prussia and on 12 August, Britain...
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I Corps (German Empire) (category Corps of Germany in World War I)
Prussia, while the rest of the Army executed the Schlieffen Plan offensive in August 1914. It saw action at the battles of Stallupönen, Gumbinnen, and Tannenberg...
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1st Cavalry Division (German Empire) (category Cavalry divisions of Germany in World War I)
August – Battle of Stallupönen 19 to 20 August – Battle of Gumbinnen 23–31 August – Battle of Tannenberg 5–15 September – First Battle of the Masurian Lakes...
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2005, p. 1052. Tucker 2005, p. 299. Duffy, Michael (2009-08-22). "The Battle of Bolimov, 1915". Firstworldwar.com. Archived from the original on 2006-09-03...
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Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This article lists all the battles that...
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Eastern Front (World War I) (redirect from Eastern Front of World War I)
invasion of East Prussia on 17 August 1914 and the Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia. The Russian offensive in the Battle of Stallupönen, which was...
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August 17 (redirect from 17th of August)
motor car in the United Kingdom. 1914 – World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force...
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8th Army (German Empire) (category Field armies of Germany in World War I)
chief of staff. Under its new command, the Army was responsible for the victories at the Battles of Tannenberg and Masurian Lakes. The Army of the Niemen...
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2nd Army (Russian Empire) (category Field armies of Russia in World War I)
engage the Germans at the battles of Stallupönen and Gumbinnen while the 2nd Army had remained unengaged, advancing to the south of the 1st Army. Following...
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1st Division (German Empire) (category Infantry divisions of Germany in World War I)
at the battles of Stallupönen, Gumbinnen, and Tannenberg, and the First Battle of the Masurian Lakes. The division then fought in the Battle of Łódź and...
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Dietrich von Saucken (category Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds)
the outbreak of World War I, the division was deployed on the Eastern Front. With the division, Saucken fought in the battles of Stallupönen, Gumbinnen...
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against the Germans and succeeded in taking the East Prussian towns of Stallupönen (now Nesterov, Russia) and Goldap (now Poland) in October 1914. Further...
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tender. Battle of Stallupönen – The Russian First Army under General Paul von Rennenkampf invaded East Prussia. The German First Corps under command of General...
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the expulsion of Germans after World War II. Military action began on the Eastern Front on 17 August 1914 with the Battle of Stallupönen during the Russian...
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Anatoly Rosenshield (category Russian military personnel of the Russo-Japanese War)
August–September 1914 - As part of the 1st Army with participated in the East Prussian operation. August 4 (17), 1914 - Battle of Stallupönen. On his own initiative...
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Felix Steiner (category Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st Class with a Star)
the Vistula River. On 21 April 1945, during the Battle for Berlin, Steiner was placed in command of Army Detachment Steiner, with which Adolf Hitler...
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German Empire upon the unification of Germany in 1871. In 1860 the Prussian State railway line from Königsberg to Stallupönen (now Nesterov) was built and the...
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part of Germany, within which it was administratively located in the Stallupönen district in the Regierungsbezirk Gumbinnen in the province of East Prussia...
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the northeast segment of the Western Front stabilized until 1918. First Battle of the Masurian Lakes – The town of Stallupönen (now Nesterov) fell to...
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East Prussia (redirect from Province of East Prussia)
Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War, whereby the united armies of Poland and Lithuania, defeated the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Grunwald in 1410. In 1440 the anti-Teutonic...
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48th Guards Rifle Division (category Infantry divisions of the Soviet Union in World War II)
was to launch a vigorous attack north of the Stallupönen - Gumbinnen paved highway in the general direction of Insterburg. Its breakthrough frontage was...
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