Russian Second Army
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The Russian Second Army was a major Imperial Russian field army that suffered a catastrophic defeat against German forces at the 1914 Battle of Tannenberg during World War I.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Russian Second Army canonical | 6 |
| Russian Second Army of the West | 1 |
| Russian Second Army under Alexander Samsonov | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Russian Army formation
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Tsar Nicholas II
|
| battle | Battle of Tannenberg ⓘ |
| belligerentOf |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Empire in World War I
|
| casualtiesAtTannenberg | tens of thousands killed or wounded ⓘ |
| commander | Alexander Samsonov ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith | Russian First Army ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfMajorDefeat | August 1914 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
East Prussian Offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
East Prussian campaign
|
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fateOfCommanderAtTannenberg | Alexander Samsonov committed suicide ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of Russian military failure in early World War I ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Russian ⓘ |
| locationOfMajorDefeat |
East Prussia
ⓘ
near Tannenberg ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Army ⓘ |
| notableConsequence | major setback for Russian operations in East Prussia ⓘ |
| notableFor | defeat at the Battle of Tannenberg ⓘ |
| opponent |
German Eighth Army
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| prisonersTakenAtTannenberg | over 90,000 Russian soldiers captured ⓘ |
| resultAtTannenberg | encircled and largely destroyed ⓘ |
| strategicRole | offensive into East Prussia in 1914 ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War I ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | large multi-corps field formation ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Russian Second Army under Alexander Samsonov
subject surface form:
Battle of Smolensk (1812)
this entity surface form:
Russian Second Army of the West