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Stallupönen


Battle Name : Stallupönen

Date(s) : 17 August 1914

Part of : First World War , The Eastern Front , East Prussian Invasion ,

Outcome : A victory for German 8th Army over Russian 1st Army

Type of battle : Land

Summary

The opening engagement of the Eastern Front.
One corps of the German 8th Army under von Francois ignored orders to wait behind prepared positions and attacked the southern flank of the Russian 1st Army, moving west towards the Königsberg fortified area. One Russian division was driven back and 3,000 prisoners taken but the majority of the Russian forces were not affected.