First Battle of the Masurian Lakes
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The First Battle of the Masurian Lakes was a major German offensive against Russian forces in East Prussia in September 1914 that resulted in a significant Russian retreat and helped secure the Eastern Front for Germany early in World War I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Battle of the Masurian Lakes canonical | 6 |
| Battle of the Masurian Lakes (First) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Battle of the Masurian Lakes
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surface form:
Battle of the Masurian Lakes (First)
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| belligerent |
German Empire
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | German East Prussian campaign of 1914 ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
heavy Russian casualties
ⓘ
significant Russian prisoners of war ⓘ |
| commander |
Erich Ludendorff
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Maximilian von Prittwitz ⓘ
surface form:
Maximilian von Prittwitz (replaced before battle’s main phase)
Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| date | September 1914 ⓘ |
| endDate | 14 September 1914 ⓘ |
| era | early phase of World War I ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes ⓘ |
| forceBalance | German forces numerically inferior but better coordinated ⓘ |
| front |
Eastern Front
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surface form:
Eastern Front of World War I
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| GermanArmy | German Eighth Army ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the rise in prestige of Hindenburg and Ludendorff
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eliminated immediate Russian threat to East Prussia in 1914 ⓘ |
| location |
East Prussia
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Masurian Lake District ⓘ
surface form:
Masurian Lakes region
|
| logisticalIssue | Russian supply and communication difficulties ⓘ |
| modernLocation | Masurian region of present-day Poland ⓘ |
| month | September ⓘ |
| notableFeature | fought in lake and forest terrain ⓘ |
| objective | drive Russian forces out of East Prussia ⓘ |
| operationalContext | follow-up to destruction of Russian Second Army at Tannenberg ⓘ |
| opponentCountry | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Paul von Rennenkampf ⓘ |
| outcome | Russian retreat from East Prussia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front of World War I
|
| precededBy |
Battle of Tannenberg
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Tannenberg (1914)
|
| region | northeastern Germany (at the time) ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| RussianArmy | Russian First Army ⓘ |
| RussianObjective | invasion of East Prussia ⓘ |
| startDate | 7 September 1914 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
secured East Prussia for Germany
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stabilized the Eastern Front for Germany in 1914 ⓘ |
| tactic | envelopment of Russian First Army’s flanks ⓘ |
| terrainImpact | lakes and marshes hindered Russian maneuver ⓘ |
| theatre | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| typeOfOffensive | German counteroffensive ⓘ |
| year | 1914 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastern Front (World War I)
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Masurian Lakes (First)