5- TANNENBERG

Question 1

who was commanding the battle of tannenberg?

Answer 1

erich ludendorff, paul von hindenburg (german empire)
alexander samsonov (russia)

Question 2

when did the battle occur?

Answer 2

26th august to 30th august 1914, first month of ww1

Question 3

what was the battle of tannenberg notable for?

Answer 3

it was notable for fast rail movements by the germans, enabling them to concentrate on each of the two russian armies in turn

Question 4

what was the battle’s result?

Answer 4

it resulted in a german win, but a complete destruction of the the russian second army, and the suicide of it’s commanding general alexander samsonov

Question 5

what was the french war plan?

Answer 5

to attack as soon as their army was mobilized to drive the germans from alsace and lorraine. their russian allies would have a massive army, but their mobilization was slow. their railway network was behind west european standards, so getting their men to the front would be delayed