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Battle of Tannenberg 1914

Hindenburg and Ludendorff encircle and destroy the Russian Second Army in East Prussia.

Map showing the location of Battle of TannenbergTannenberg
Border map for 1914. See Europe in 1914.

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Key facts

Date1914
TypeBattle
Location53.50° N, 20.10° E
Nearest city on the mapGdańsk (about 134 km)
Territory of (map of 1914)German Empire

Rulers in 1914

RealmRulerReign
Franks / HRE / GermanyKaiser Wilhelm II1888–1918
FranceThird Republic1870–1940
England / UKGeorge V1910–1936
Rus' / RussiaNicholas II1894–1917
Ottomans / TurkeyMehmed V1909–1918

Europe around 1914

YearEventWhere
1914Sarajevo assassination; First World War beginsSarajevo
1915Gallipoli campaignGallipoli Campaign
1916Verdun and the SommeBattle of Verdun
1917Russian October RevolutionSt Petersburg
1918WWI ends; empires collapse
1919Treaty of VersaillesVersailles

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