Rennenkampf's army had not moved at all during this battle, vindicating Ludendorff's calculated risk. After being reinforced, the Germans turned on Rennenkampf's slowly advancing Army, attacking ...

This is the 141st installment in the series. The saying “victory has many fathers” is especially true when it comes to the Battle of Tannenberg. One of the greatest triumphs in history—which ...

Also known as the Battle of Tannenberg, the victory of the Polish and Lithuanian armies over the Teutonic Knights took place in the fields of Grunwald, Łodwigow and Stębark – and was one of the ...

Now, 100 years on from the crucial Battle of Tannenberg, some 200 history enthusiasts gathered today on a hilly area in Poland for its reconstruction. The critical engagement between the invading ...

The battle of Tannenberg itself, for instance, is a good example of an encirclement battle, a pattern repeated several times over as the war progressed. This element will be central to the new ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In this treacherous country, the Tsarist armies of World War I suffered their first great defeat at the Battle of Tannenberg. So long as the Red Armies delayed an attack on East Prussia ...

SZKOTOWO, POLAND—About 200 history enthusiasts from across Europe have gathered on a hilly area in Poland to reconstruct the Battle of Tannenberg, an engagement between the Russian and German ...