Battle+of+Tannenberg

Battle of Tannenberg - In August 26, 1914, German forces crushed the Russian invasion.

In this picture shows the battle of Tannenberg between the two countries; Germany and Russia

-In this battle, German forces crushed the Russian invasion; little after the Battle of Frontiers when they defeated France.

- **The battle of tannenberg marked a successful german blow against the russians in World War I. The russian army survived because of their large numbers. **

-This was a major battle fought in East Prussia between the invading Russian army and Germany from 17 August 1914 - 2 September 1914.

-Germans didn't expect Russia to attack them so early, and when they moved to the east from the Fronts, it was a the part of failure of the Schlieffen Plan.

- Results; the Russians may attacked unexpectedly but they failed to defeat the Germans. On the plus side, they did distract the German forces on France.