02-10-2014, 04:46 PM
6506 More disturbingly Russians were quicker to mobilize than expected and invaded German East Prussia, a move that had to be answered desperately by the German 8th army.
Superior tactics and command saved Germany when they engaged Russians in the Battle of Tanneberg on the 26th and the First Battle Masurian Lakes in September, which effectively defeated and ousted Russian from German territory.
However, the threat made Germany withdraw troops from the Western front and send them East, thus weakening German forces in the West, this was the start of the failure of the Schileffen plan
Superior tactics and command saved Germany when they engaged Russians in the Battle of Tanneberg on the 26th and the First Battle Masurian Lakes in September, which effectively defeated and ousted Russian from German territory.
However, the threat made Germany withdraw troops from the Western front and send them East, thus weakening German forces in the West, this was the start of the failure of the Schileffen plan
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