Second Russian invasion of East Prussia (1914)
| Second East Prussian campaign | |||||||||
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| Part of the Eastern Front of World War I | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| German Empire | Russian Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Hermann von François | Nikolai Ruzsky | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| 8th Army |
1st Army 10th Army | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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On 20 September 1914 129,814 men 354 machine guns 540 guns |
On 28 September 1914 Total 525,682 men 10 Army 247,467 men 565 machine guns 749 guns 1 Army 278,215 men 272 machine guns 648 guns | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Official German medical reports: 5,250 KIA, 18,169 WIA, 4,930 MIA Total 28,349 lost: 9 machine guns 9 guns |
Official Russian medical reports: 14,762 KIA, 53,692 WIA, 32,169 MIA Total 101,290 lost: 65 machine guns 64 guns | ||||||||
The offensive of the Russian armies in October 1914 with the aim of capturing East Prussia after in Battle of Augustów (1914).