Battle of Gumbinnen

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The Battle of Gumbinnen was an early World War I clash in August 1914 between German and Russian forces in East Prussia that resulted in a Russian tactical victory and influenced subsequent German command decisions on the Eastern Front.

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instanceOf World War I battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Schlacht bei Gumbinnen NERFINISHED
associatedWith Erich Ludendorff NERFINISHED
Paul von Hindenburg NERFINISHED
belligerent German Empire
Russian Empire
combatant German Empire NERFINISHED
Russian Empire NERFINISHED
commandedBy Maximilian von Prittwitz NERFINISHED
Paul von Rennenkampf NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
countryInvolved German Empire NERFINISHED
Russian Empire NERFINISHED
date 20 August 1914
endDate 20 August 1914
era 20th century
followedBy Battle of Tannenberg NERFINISHED
Battle of the Masurian Lakes NERFINISHED
front Eastern Front of World War I NERFINISHED
GermanCommander Maximilian von Prittwitz NERFINISHED
hasCasualties German casualties
Russian casualties
influenced appointment of Erich Ludendorff as German Eighth Army chief of staff
appointment of Paul von Hindenburg to command the German Eighth Army
dismissal of Maximilian von Prittwitz
involvedMilitaryUnit German Eighth Army NERFINISHED
Russian First Army NERFINISHED
location German Empire NERFINISHED
near Gumbinnen
notableFor being one of the first major clashes on the Eastern Front in World War I
occurredIn East Prussia NERFINISHED
opponent German Eighth Army NERFINISHED
Russian First Army NERFINISHED
partOf Eastern Front of World War I NERFINISHED
German East Prussian campaign of 1914 NERFINISHED
campaign in East Prussia (1914)
place East Prussia NERFINISHED
precededBy Battle of Stallupönen NERFINISHED
region Prussia NERFINISHED
result Russian tactical victory
RussianCommander Paul von Rennenkampf NERFINISHED
startDate 20 August 1914
strategicConsequence contributed to German decision to counterattack at Tannenberg
prompted German high command to change leadership in East Prussia
theatre Eastern Front NERFINISHED
year 1914

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Russian invasion of East Prussia hasPart Battle of Gumbinnen