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Events on Wednesday 26 August 1914 2
1914Battle of TannenbergGerman forces destroy the Russian Second Army in East PrussiaGerman Eighth Army commanders Hindenburg and Ludendorff encircled and destroyed the invading Russian Second Army near Tannenberg. The Russian commander, General Samsonov, took his own life amid the collapse. The victory made Hindenburg and Ludendorff national heroes and shaped the Eastern Front for years.
1914The Battle of TannenbergEast Prussia, GermanyHindenburg and Ludendorff destroyed a Russian army, taking 92,000 prisoners. The defeated Russian commander shot himself in the forest.