Battle of Stallupönen
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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 Division and the 40th Infantry Division, and had little coordination with each other. The Germans retreated to Gumbinnen thereafter.
1914
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Russia, 
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Location: 54.6306, 22.5733, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1914 Battle of Stallupönen
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Stallupoenen| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1914 | Battle of Stallupönen | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1914 | Battle of Gumbinnen | battle | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Stallupoenen | Commons | ||
