First Battle of the Masurian Lakes
First Battle of the Masurian Lakes Part of the Eastern Front of World War I Eastern Front to 26 September 1914. Date 7–14 September 1914 Location East Prussia, Germany (present-day Poland) Result German victory Russian ejection from East Prussia Belligerents German Empire Russian Empire Commanders and leaders Paul von Hindenburg Paul von Rennenkampf Units involved 8th Army 1st Army 10th Army Strength Total 215,000 soldiers: [1] 16 infantry divisions 2 cavalry divisions unknown Casualties and losses 10,000 killed, wounded and missing [2] [3] Another estimate: 40,000 killed, wounded and missing [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] 100,000 [11] [12] - 125,000 killed, wounded and captured, [13] [14] [15] of them 70,000 killed and wounded, [4] 30,000 [16] - 45,000 prisoners Another estimation: 40,000 – 45,000 killed, wounded or captured v t e East Prussian Campaign Stallupönen Gumbinnen Tannenberg 1st Masurian Lakes The First Battle of the Masurian Lakes was a German offensive in ...
