Battle of Stallupönen

When

17 Aug 1914

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

58.25° N, 44.69° E

Location

Stallupönen, East Prussia (now Nesterov, Russia)

Outcome

Russian victory

Belligerents

Russian Empire vs German Empire

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

1914 battle on the Eastern Front of World War I

The Battle of Stallupönen, fought between Russian and German armies on August 17, 1914, was the opening battle of World War I on the Eastern Front. The Germans under the command of Hermann von François conducted a successful counterattack against four Russian infantry divisions from different infantry corps, which heavily outnumbered them but were separated from each other, creating a gap between the 27th Infantry Di…

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