Battle of Gumbinnen

Battle of Gumbinnen
	Part of Russian invasion of East Prussia during Eastern front
	; Eastern Front, 17–23 August 1914.
Date	20 August [O.S. 7 August] 1914
Location	Gumbinnen, East Prussia (now Gusev, Russia)54°36′N 22°12′E / 54.600°N 22.200°E
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
German Empire	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Maximilian von Prittwitz; August von Mackensen	Paul von Rennenkampf
Units involved
8th Army	1st Army
Strength
74,400 men; 224 machine guns and 408 guns	63,800 total; 252 machine guns and 408 guns
Casualties and losses
10,000 to 14,607	6,200 to 18,839

The Battle of Gumbinnen, initiated by forces of the German Empire on 20 August 1914, was a German offensive on the Eastern Front during the First World War. Because of the hastiness of the German attack, the Russian Army emerged victorious.

^ Oleynikov 2016, p. 30.
^ Радус-Зенкович Л.А. Очерк по опыту Гумбинненской операции в августе 1914 г. –М.,1920. С.92
^ ^a ^b Airapetov 2014, p. 179.
^ Tannenberg 1914, Warszawa, 2005; p. 29.

[FOOTNOTEOleynikov201630-1] Oleynikov 2016, p. 30.

[2] Радус-Зенкович Л.А. Очерк по опыту Гумбинненской операции в августе 1914 г. –М.,1920. С.92

[FOOTNOTEAirapetov2014179-3] Airapetov 2014, p. 179.

[4] Tannenberg 1914, Warszawa, 2005; p. 29.

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Battle of Gumbinnen

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