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The German retreat from Poland - August 1914

Германское отступление из Польши. Август 1914 г. August 17, 1914 - Russia invades Germany, attacking into East Prussia, forcing the outnumbered Germans there to fall back. This marks the advent of the Eastern Front in Europe in which Russia will oppose Germany and Austria-Hungary. n August 19, Russian cavalry came into contact with a German infantry regiment outside Gumbinnen. Instead of withdrawing, the Russians dismounted and brought up their artillery to continue the fight, driving the Germans back. However, they suffered 400 casualties and after expending most of their ammunition were forced to retreat themselves. To the south, the German advance went well, but faltered once they came under Russian artillery fire, and the Russians were able to turn their flanks and force them to retreat in disorder to the Insterburg-Angerburg lines, leaving 6,000 prisoners in Russian hands."The uncharacteristic sight of defeated German soldiers streaming mob-like to the rear really unnerved Prittwitz", the commander of the German 8th Army,who feared that his army could be trapped Prittwitz panicked and, with a decision out of proportion to the severity of the situation, ordered a general retreat to the Vistula, leaving East Prussia to the Russians.... Within days the German Army (under new command) rallied and destroyed the two invading Russian armies at the Battles of Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes.