Battle of Gumbinnen

Quand

20 août 1914

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

54.60° N, 22.20° E

Location

Gumbinnen, East Prussia (now Gusev, Russia)

Outcome

Russian victory

Belligerents

Russian Empire contre German Empire

August 1914 battle of WW1's Eastern Front

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.

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