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World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia.
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World War I
1914–1918 global conflict
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Main areas of conflict included Europe and the Middle East, as well as parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific. There were important…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Stallupönen
1914 battle on the Eastern Front of World War I
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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
General officer
Military rank
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air and space forces, marines or naval infantry.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hermann von François
19/20th-century German army commander
Hermann Karl Bruno von François was a German General der Infanterie during World War I, and is best known for his key role in several German victories on the Eastern Front in 1914.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Paul von Rennenkampf
19/20th-century Baltic German nobleman, statesman and general of the Imperial Russian Army
Paul Georg Edler von Rennenkampf was a Baltic German nobleman, statesman and general of the Imperial Russian Army who commanded the 1st Army in the invasion of East Prussia during the initial stage of the Eastern front of World War I. He also served as the last commander of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Nesterov
Town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Nesterov, until 1938 known by its German name Stallupönen and in 1938-1946 as Ebenrode, is a town and the administrative center of Nesterovsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located 140 kilometers (87 mi) east of Kaliningrad, near the Russian-Lithuanian border on the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)