The First Battle of the Masurian Lakes was a German offensive in the Eastern Front 2–16 September 1914, during the Russian invasion of East Prussia. It took place only days after the Battle of Tannenb
Eastern Front to 26 September 1914
General staff of the German 8th Army during the battle
The offensive of the Russian armies in October 1914 with the aim of capturing East Prussia after in Battle of Augustów.
First Battle of the Masurian Lakes
…the largest army in the world, so the Russian army very quickly restored its losses in manpower, and after a couple of weeks the Russians launched a new offensive in East Prussia. The Russian offensive in East Prussia had started well enough, with General Paul von Rennenkampf's 1st Army (Army of the Neman) forcing the 8th Army…
Russian soldiers clean up the corpses of German soldiers in East Prussia