German Eighth Army under Paul von Hindenburg
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The German Eighth Army under Paul von Hindenburg was the Imperial German field army on the Eastern Front whose decisive victory over Russia at Tannenberg in 1914 made Hindenburg a national hero and reshaped the early course of World War I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erich Ludendorff (as chief of staff of Eighth Army leadership team) | 1 |
| German Eighth Army under Paul von Hindenburg canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial German Army formation
ⓘ
field army ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
German Emperor Wilhelm II
|
| approximateStrengthAtTannenberg | about 150000 soldiers ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hindenburg–Ludendorff command partnership ⓘ |
| branch |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
Heer (German Army)
|
| commandStructure |
German Supreme Command
ⓘ
surface form:
Oberste Heeresleitung (German Supreme Army Command)
|
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| consequence |
boosted German morale in early World War I
ⓘ
enhanced political influence of Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ increased prestige of Erich Ludendorff ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| dateFormedUnderHindenburg | 1914-08-23 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Tannenberg
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Tannenberg (1914)
First Battle of the Masurian Lakes ⓘ |
| era | early phase of World War I ⓘ |
| front | East Prussia ⓘ |
| headquartersRegion | East Prussia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key early German success against Russia in World War I ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent German operational planning on Eastern Front ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| militaryDoctrine | Schlieffen-influenced German operational art on Eastern Front ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Erich Ludendorff
ⓘ
Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coordination between Hindenburg and Ludendorff
ⓘ
reshaping early course of World War I on Eastern Front ⓘ |
| opponent |
Russian First Army
ⓘ
Russian Second Army ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Alexander Samsonov
ⓘ
Paul von Rennenkampf ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial German Army ⓘ |
| predecessorCommander | Maximilian von Prittwitz ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | suicide of Alexander Samsonov after Tannenberg defeat ⓘ |
| resultOfTannenbergForGermany | stabilization of Eastern Front in 1914 ⓘ |
| resultOfTannenbergForHindenburg | elevation to national hero in Germany ⓘ |
| resultOfTannenbergForRussia | destruction of most of Russian Second Army ⓘ |
| strategicOutcomeAtTannenberg | decisive German victory ⓘ |
| strategicRole | defense of East Prussia ⓘ |
| tacticalCharacteristic |
encirclement of Russian Second Army at Tannenberg
ⓘ
use of rail mobility to shift forces within East Prussia ⓘ |
| theater |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War I)
|
| timePeriod | 1914 ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | large-scale encirclement operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Erich Ludendorff (as chief of staff of Eighth Army leadership team)