100 years ago, in August-September 1914, the Russian army was defeated during the East Prussian operation. Russian troops won victories in the first battles and the Gumbinen-Goldap battle, but in the battle of Tannenberg the 2nd Russian army was defeated. As a result, Russian troops withdrew from East Prussia to their original positions: the 1st Army took up defense on the Neman, and the 2nd on the Narew. This was a great operational success for the German 8th Army in a theater of operations secondary to Germany. The Russian Headquarters abandoned plans for an offensive from the Warsaw salient through Poznan to Berlin.

However, in terms of grand strategy, the German army was defeated. The invasion of two Russian armies into East Prussia and the defeat of the German 8th Army in the Battle of Gumbinen (Gumbinnen), forced the German command to transfer from Western Front two army corps and a cavalry division (120 thousand soldiers), which seriously weakened the German troops before the decisive battle on the Marne. As a result, the German troops were stopped on the Marne, the strategic plan of Schlieffen - Moltke () was not implemented. Berlin failed to defeat France with one decisive blow and transfer troops to the East, against Russia. Russia saved France from a heavy defeat. Germany had to wage war on two fronts - Western and Eastern, which in the long term meant defeat in the entire campaign. No wonder Marshal Foch concluded: “If France was not wiped off the face of Europe, then we owe this primarily to Russia, since the Russian army diverted part of the forces with its active intervention and thus allowed us to win on the Marne.”

Thus, the tactical success of the German army on the Eastern Front due to the transfer of troops from the Western Front led to the strategic defeat of Germany in the West. Germany had to wage a protracted war on two fronts. And in such a war, the resources of the Central Powers were greatly inferior to the economic, military-technical, human and raw materials potential of the Entente countries. The Russian, British empires and France had an overwhelming advantage in the resource base, although at the beginning of the war they also did not count on a long campaign.

In addition, during the East Prussian operation, Germany was unable to provide assistance to its ally, the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This allowed the Russian army to defeat the Austro-Hungarian troops during the Battle of Galicia.

Side forces

By August 17, the corps of the 1st Russian Army under the command of General of Cavalry P.K. von Rennenkampf deployed in the initial area of ​​​​Vladislavov - Suwalki. The corps of the 2nd Army under the command of General of Cavalry A.V. Samsonov deployed in the area of ​​Augustov - Ostrolenka - Novogeorgievsk. Both armies were Northwestern Front under the command of the cavalry general Ya. G. Zhilinsky.

By the beginning of the operation, the Rennenkampf army had 6.5 infantry and 5.5 cavalry divisions, 492 guns. Samsonov's army included 12.5 infantry and 3 cavalry divisions, 720 guns. In total, the armies of the North-Western Front numbered about 250 thousand people. After the completion of the mobilization, the forces of the North-Western Front were to grow to 30 infantry and 9 cavalry divisions. He launched an offensive without receiving all the connections.

The Russian troops were opposed by the German 8th Army under the command of Colonel General Maximilian von Prittwitz. The German army had 14.5 infantry and 1 cavalry divisions, about 1000 guns. In total, the German troops numbered about 173 thousand people. main forces german army deployed in the areas of Insterburg - Gumbinnen - Angerburg, Deutsch-Eylau - Allenstein.

Side Plans

The directive of the North-Western Front set the task for the two Russian armies to defeat the German troops left on the Eastern Front, to capture East Prussia in order to be able to advance deep into Germany. On August 13, the task was specified - the armies of Rennenkampf and Samsonov were to defeat the enemy army and cut off the German troops from Koenigsberg and the Vistula.

To accomplish this task, the 1st Army was supposed to cross the German border on August 17 and put up a barrier in the Lettsin direction, advance on the Insterburg, Angerburg front, bypassing the line of the Masurian Lakes from the north to cover the enemy’s left flank. The 2nd Army received the task of crossing the German border on August 19, moving from the line of Augustow, Graevo, Myshinets, Horzhele, to deliver the main blow to the Rudshany, Passenheim front. Thus, Samsonov's army was supposed to bypass the Masurian Lakes region from the west, hitting the flank and rear of the German corps, which the Rennenkampf army was supposed to attract.

Due to the mobilization haste (the Russian high command promised the French to start the offensive as soon as possible), from the very beginning of the offensive, the Russian armies experienced serious difficulties with reconnaissance, rear organization and establishing communications. So, the command of the 1st Army knew about the location of the enemy corps only approximately. Therefore, the Russian corps received vague tasks, and the Rennenkampf army entered East Prussia almost blindly. Due to haste, transportation in the army rear has not yet been organized. Having entered German territory, the corps moved without much connection, independently, as if in peacetime. Yes, and the border was crossed at different times between 8 o'clock (3rd building) and 14 o'clock (4th building). Thus, the prerequisites were created for the defeat of the corps of the Russian army separately.

There were other negative factors as well. In the Baltic States, the situation with the railways was better. Railways approached the border, and troops could be transferred from all over the Baltic states and the center Russian Empire. In Poland, in the zone of concentration of forces of the 2nd Army, the situation was worse. So start fighting the two armies of the North-Western Front were not supposed to be at the same time, but according to the degree of readiness. In addition, the high command learned that the border with Poland in the Berlin direction is protected only by one Landwehr corps ( territorial troops, secondary military formations in Germany), decided to strike again. The Northwestern and Southwestern fronts were supposed to advance on the flanks, linking the German and Austro-Hungarian troops, and in the Warsaw area they decided to create a new strike force that would threaten Berlin. As a result, the troops that were supposed to reinforce the 1st and 2nd armies began to be sent to Warsaw to form the 9th army. The strike force and reserves of the armies of Rennenkampf and Samsonov were weakened.

The German 8th Army received the following tasks: 1) to defend East Prussia until the transfer of troops from the Western Front, which they promised to begin from 42 days from the start of mobilization; 2) to assist the offensive of the Austro-Hungarian troops between the Western Bug and Vistula rivers; 3) to keep the area of ​​the Lower Vistula as a starting point for future offensive operations of the German army. The 8th Army did not receive a specific plan of action. As a result, the command of the 8th Army could solve the task of defending East Prussia independently, depending on the situation.

The command of the German army had the most superficial idea of ​​​​the enemy grouping. Moreover, if the Russian cavalry determined at least the contour position of the enemy forces, then the Germans did not do this either. Therefore, like the Russians, the Germans approached the decisive battles almost blindly. The Germans only knew that the Russians had cleared left-bank Poland - the troops of the 5th and 6th army corps, even before being sent to the Western Front, carried out an operation in left-bank Poland, advancing on Czestochowa and Kalisz, and did not meet resistance. They also found out that Russian troops were deploying much east of the Vistula than previously thought and that there was no immediate danger from the direction of the Narew. Based on this information, Prittwitz decided to first launch an offensive in the Neman direction. The commander of the 8th army decided to send 8 divisions to the east against the Russian Neman army, hiding from the Narew army with 4 divisions and occupying lake defiles with one and a half divisions.

At the same time, the command of the 8th amia had a chance to disrupt the Russian offensive before the concentration of the 1st and 2nd armies: the German troops were ready for battle already on August 10-11, when the armies of Rennenkampf and Samsonov were only concentrating their forces.

The terrain contributed to the actions of the German army. The powerful Königsberg fortified area was located off the coast. central part The district was a hilly area covered with forests, lake groups and swamps. It provided tactically convenient lines for defense. The southern part of the region was also distinguished by the presence of forests, swamps, and a number of large lakes. The Masurian Lakes were of particular operational importance, creating a series of narrow defiles prepared for defense. Of the fortifications of the Masurian lake group, the most important was Fort Boyen (near Lötzen), which was located in the center of the lake group and blocked the most convenient passage through the lakes. In addition, the Masurian Lakes divided the Russian army group into two isolated parts. It was necessary to advance either from one direction, or immediately bypass the lakes from the north and south at the same time.

First fights

The operation began on August 4 (17), 1914 with the offensive three buildings 1st army. Having crossed the state border, they entered the territory of East Prussia. The 3rd, 4th and 20th Corps of the 1st Russian Army advanced almost blindly. On the right flank was the 20th army corps of General V. Smirnov, in the center the 3rd corps of N. Yepanchin, on the left flank the 4th corps of E. Aliyev. The flanks were covered by cavalry: on the right flank was the Consolidated Cavalry Corps of Khan of Nakhichevan and the 1st Separate cavalry brigade Oranovsky; Gurko's cavalry advanced on the left flank.

On the very first day of the operation, Rennenkampf's troops collided with the 1st German Corps under the command of General of Infantry Hermann von Francois. The arrogant commander of the 1st Corps almost thwarted the plans of the command of the 8th Army. Contrary to the order of Prittwitz, who wanted to give battle to Gumbinnen, the commander of the 1st Corps, General Frans, continued to move and decided to attack the Russian troops. There was a battle at Stallupenen (Stallupenen). Francois received an order to withdraw the troops, but he replied that he would withdraw only when the Russians were defeated.

At this time, the 3rd Army Corps under the command of Nikolai Yepanchin broke away from other troops of the 1st Army. The Russian troops marched as in exercises, in marching columns, without long-range reconnaissance and security. As a result, the German troops were able to inflict a strong flank attack on the 27th Infantry Division. German troops hit the Orenburg regiment, which was marching in the vanguard. The marching column was subjected to flank fire from machine guns and artillery. Russian troops suffered significant losses, the division began to retreat.

At the headquarters of the 8th Army, having learned that Francois's corps had entered the battle, violating the order of the high command, they were furious. He was again given the order to retreat. But François proudly refused. By this time, units of the 25th division approached, came to their senses from an unexpected attack by the troops of the 27th division. By noon, all formations of the 3rd Corps were involved in the battle with the enemy, who held the defense on the fortified strip of Malissen-Dopenin. During a fierce battle, Russian troops took Stallupenen. As a result, after several hours of fighting and with the assistance of the 29th Infantry Division of the 20th Corps, which attacked the enemy's flank, Francois' corps was driven back. Russian troops fought off their wounded, captured 7 guns. The German 1st Army Corps retreated, but François reported victory. He justified his retreat by order of command. Although if he had continued the battle, the 1st Corps would simply have been destroyed, since the rest of the troops of the 20th Corps were approaching.

On August 18, Rennenkampf regrouped his forces and continued the offensive. The cavalry of Khan of Nakhichevan (4 divisions) was sent to Insterburg. The cavalry was supposed to conduct a raid on the German rear. However, the German command found out about the movement of the Russian cavalry and transferred railway landwehr brigade. On August 19, a battle took place at Kaushen. The corps commander decided not to bypass the Germans, but to attack him in the forehead. At the front of 10 km cavalry (Russian military elite - horse guard, where representatives of the best noble families served) was dismounted and, as in a parade, under fire from rifles and machine guns, went to storm enemy positions. The Germans were defeated, but the losses were heavy. The cavalry withdrew to the Lidenthal area, having lost contact with the enemy, and remained there in complete inactivity until August 23. The corps commander motivated his inaction by the need to put the troops in order and replenish ammunition. As a result, the right flank of the Russian army in the battle of Gumbinnen was exposed.

Battle of Gumbinnen

By August 7 (20), the Rennenkampf army reached the Malvisken - Vorupenen - Kalpaken - Sogintenen - Goldap - Johannisberg - Skechen line. General von Prittwitz, concerned about the position of Francois's corps, began to advance towards the Russians. He wanted to use the division of the troops of the 1st Army into groups that were advancing on Gumbinnen and Goldap, to attack and destroy the Gumbinnen grouping (20th and 3rd Army Corps).

The battle took place on a front 50 km from the city of Gumbinnen to the city of Goldap. The German army had an advantage: 75.5 thousand soldiers (8.5 infantry and 1 cavalry divisions) with 408 light and 44 heavy guns, according to other sources - 408 light and 44 heavy guns against Russian 63.8 thousand people (6, 5 infantry and 5.5 cavalry divisions), 380 guns, 252 machine guns.

The battle began on the northern flank, where Francois's 1st Army Corps (1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions) went on the offensive again. This time the blow fell on the 28th Infantry Division of the 20th Army Corps under the command of Vladimir Smirnov. In addition, Francois sent cavalry (1st Cavalry Division) to the rear of the Russian troops, and it defeated the convoys of the 28th division. The Russian rear turned out to be open due to the withdrawal of the cavalry group of Khan of Nakhichevan. The 28th division under the command of Nikolai Lashkevich suffered heavy losses, holding back the attack of the enemy corps, but was able to retreat in an organized manner. With the support of artillery, she withstood enemy attacks until the approach of parts of the 29th Infantry Division under the command of Anatoly von Paulin. Counterattacks by two Russian divisions forced the troops of the German 1st Corps to withdraw.

The German 17th Army Corps under the command of August von Mackensen (35th and 36th Infantry Divisions) advanced in the center of the battle formations of the 8th Army. The German troops hit the fire bag, which was created by the Russian artillerymen and were counterattacked by the regiments of the 27th and 25th infantry divisions under the command of Pavel Bulgakov and August-Karl Alaridi (from the 3rd Corps). As a result, the German troops were defeated, suffered heavy losses, abandoned their dead and wounded, and retreated in disarray to the Angerapp River. Mackensen's corps lost more than 8 thousand people in this battle and abandoned 12 guns. The defeat of the 17th Corps predetermined the overall outcome of the battle. Thus, Prittwitz's attempt to defeat the Russian troops in the Gumbinnen direction failed and ended in the defeat of two German corps.

On the right flank, the Germans were also unsuccessful. The German 1st reserve army corps under the command of von Belov (1st and 36th reserve infantry divisions) arrived at the battle site only at noon. The offensive of the two German divisions was indecisive, although they were opposed only by the 30th Infantry Division under the command of Eduard Kolyanovsky from the 4th Corps. After the defeat of Mackensen's corps, von Belov gave the order to withdraw.

Results of the battle

Russian troops won the first major victory in the 1914 campaign. Rennenkampf gave the order to pursue the fleeing enemy, but he could not be carried out. Significant losses and lagging rear forces forced the army to stop to recuperate and regroup. In addition, the soldiers were extremely tired. For several days in a row they walked in reinforced marches of 25-30 km, and they had not yet had time to recover from the mobilization haste.

The German army in the Gumbinnen-Goldap battle suffered a complete defeat, both operationally and in tactically. The Germans lost about 15 thousand people killed, wounded and captured (the main losses were suffered by Mackensen's corps - more than 10 thousand people). Russian troops lost 16.5 thousand people.

The defeat in the Gumbinnen direction, as well as the transition to the offensive of the Narew Army (2nd Russian Army), created a threat of encirclement and destruction of the main forces of the German 8th Army. On the evening of August 20, von Prittwitz ordered a general retreat, he decided to leave East Prussia and withdraw beyond the Vistula.

However, his decision was not accepted in Berlin, where they feared the political and moral consequences of the loss of East Prussia. Königsberg was considered the second most important city of the Second Reich. The city was considered the heart of the German Empire, the place of the coronation of the Prussian kings. East Prussia was the family nest of many military and noblemen, the Prussian Junkers still occupied an important place in the German hierarchy. Giving up East Prussia without a fight was unacceptable.

The Schlieffen plan accepted the possibility of defeat on the Eastern Front and the retreat of the barrier into the depths of the German Empire. He believed that in no case should divisions be removed from the Western Front in order to guarantee the defeat of the French army and avoid a war on two fronts. The German Headquarters decided not to surrender East Prussia and transfer two corps and a cavalry division from the Western Front to the Eastern Front. This decision will save East Prussia from being captured by Russian troops, but will play a fatal role in the battle of the Marne. On August 22, the chief of the field General Staff, Helmuth von Moltke, removed the "alarmist" Prittwitz and replaced him with General Paul von Hindenburg. Erich von Ludendorff became the chief of staff of the 8th Army. Prittwitz was fired.

The Battle of Gumbinnen showed the great importance of decisive and proactive actions of commanders at the level of regiment - division - corps - army for success in an oncoming battle, when the opponents have little information about each other. Russian soldiers in this battle showed high fighting qualities, stamina and courage. Russian artillery was especially successful in this battle. In particular, Russian gunners successfully used the well-mastered in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905. method of shooting from closed positions. The Russian cadre army, despite problems with the generals, showed high fighting qualities, fighting on equal terms and defeating the first-class German army.

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Battle of Kulikovo (1380)

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Battle of Molodi (1572)

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According to the chronicles, Devlet Giray brought with him a 120,000-strong army. However, historians insist on the figure of 60 thousand. One way or another, the Crimean-Turkish forces significantly outnumbered Russian army, whose number did not exceed 20 thousand people. Prince Mikhail Vorotynsky managed to lure the enemy into a trap and defeat him with a sudden blow from the reserve.

Battle of Poltava (1709)

In the autumn of 1708, instead of marching on Moscow, the Swedish king Charles XII turned south to wait out the winter and move to the capital with renewed vigor. However, without waiting for reinforcements from Stanislav Leshchinsky. Having been refused help from the Turkish Sultan, he decided to give a general battle to the Russian army near Poltava.
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Capture of Ishmael (1790)

The capture of the stronghold - the Turkish fortress of Izmail, fully revealed the military genius of Suvorov. Earlier, Ishmael did not submit to either Nikolai Repnin, or Ivan Gudovich, or Grigory Potemkin. All hopes were now pinned on Alexander Suvorov.

The commander spent six days preparing for the siege of Izmail, working out with the troops the capture of a wooden model of high fortress walls. On the eve of the assault, Suvorov sent an ultimatum to Aidozle-Mehmet Pasha:

“I arrived here with the troops. Twenty-four hours to think - and the will. My first shot is already bondage. Storm is death.

“Rather the Danube will flow back and the sky will fall to the ground than Ishmael will surrender,” the pasha replied.

The Danube did not change its course, but in less than 12 hours the defenders were thrown from the fortress tops, and the city was taken. Thanks to a skillful siege of 31 thousand soldiers, the Russians lost a little more than 4 thousand, the Turks out of 35 thousand missed 26 thousand.

Battle of Elisavetpol (1826)

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Paskevich managed to use the confusion of the Persians who fell into the ravine to launch a counterattack. Despite the superior forces of the enemy (35 thousand against 10 thousand), the Russian regiments began to push the army of Abbas Mirza along the entire front of the attack. The losses of the Russian side amounted to 46 killed, the Persians missed 2000 people.

Brusilovsky breakthrough (1916)

The offensive operation of the Southwestern Front under the command of General Alexei Brusilov, carried out from May to September 1916, was, according to military historian Anton Kersnovsky, "a victory world war we haven't won yet." The number of forces that were involved on both sides is also impressive - 1,732,000 Russian soldiers and 1,061,000 soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian and German armies.
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Battle for Moscow (1941-1942)

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The length of the front of the Moscow operation, which unfolded from Kalyazin in the north to Ryazhsk in the south, exceeded 2 thousand km. On both sides, more than 2.8 million soldiers, 21 thousand mortars and guns, 2 thousand tanks and 1.6 thousand aircraft took part in the operation.
German General Günther Blumentritt recalled:

“Now it was important for the political leaders of Germany to understand that the days of the blitzkrieg had sunk into the past. We were confronted by an army far superior in its fighting qualities to all other armies with which we had ever had to meet.

Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943)

The Battle of Stalingrad is considered the largest land battle in the history of mankind. The total losses of both sides, according to rough estimates, exceed 2 million people, about 100 thousand German soldiers were captured. For the Axis countries, the defeat at Stalingrad turned out to be decisive, after which Germany was no longer able to restore its strength.
The French writer Jean-Richard Blok exulted in those victorious days: “Listen, Parisians! The first three divisions that invaded Paris in June 1940, the three divisions that, at the invitation of the French General Dentz, desecrated our capital, these three divisions - the 100th, 130th and 295th - do not exist anymore! They are destroyed at Stalingrad: the Russians have avenged Paris!

Battle of Kursk (1943)

Battle on Kursk Bulge

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At the Tehran Conference that followed the Battle of Kursk, US President Franklin Roosevelt became so bold that he discussed his personal plan for dividing Germany into 5 states.

Capture of Berlin (1945)

Soviet artillery on the outskirts of Berlin, April 1945.

The assault on Berlin became the final part of the Berlin offensive operation lasting 23 days. The Soviet troops were forced to carry out the capture of the German capital alone because of the refusal of the allies to participate in this operation. Stubborn and bloody battles claimed the lives of at least 100 thousand Soviet soldiers.

“It is unthinkable that such a huge fortified city should be taken so quickly. We do not know of other such examples in the history of World War II,” wrote historian Alexander Orlov.

The result of the capture of Berlin was the exit of Soviet troops to the Elbe River, where their famous meeting with the allies took place.

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