Battle of Stallupönen

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The Battle of Stallupönen was an early World War I engagement on 17 August 1914 in East Prussia, where German forces under General Hermann von François repelled a Russian advance, marking one of the first clashes on the Eastern Front.

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Battle of Stallupönen canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle
battle
belligerent German Empire
Russian Empire
campaign East Prussian campaign of 1914
casualtiesAndLosses several thousand total casualties
commander Hermann von François
Paul von Rennenkampf
Yakov Zhilinskiy
conflict World War I
countryAtTime German Empire
date 17 August 1914
endDate 17 August 1914
followedBy Battle of Gumbinnen
Battle of Tannenberg
front Eastern Front
involvedUnit German Eighth Army
Russian First Army
location East Prussia
Stallupönen
month August 1914
notableFor being among the first clashes on the Eastern Front in World War I
early engagement between German Eighth Army and Russian First Army
outcome Russian advance repelled
partOf Eastern Front of World War I
linked to: Eastern Front
precededBy mobilization on the Eastern Front
presentDayLocation Kaliningrad Oblast
Nesterov
result German victory
startDate 17 August 1914
strategy German pre‑emptive attack on advancing Russian forces
theatre Eastern Front
year 1914

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Russian invasion of East Prussia hasPart Battle of Stallupönen
Russian First Army participatedIn Battle of Stallupönen
Battle of Gumbinnen precededBy Battle of Stallupönen