Both knew Germany would probably throw most of its forces against France when war broke out, assuming that Russia would take about six weeks to mobilize. One of the main goals was an immediate invasion of East Prussia, in order to keep Russia’s promise to its ally France. Like the other Great Powers, Russia’s general staff had drawn up elaborate plans for mobilization and opening moves in the case of war. One of the greatest triumphs in history-which saw the invading Russian Second Army totally destroyed by the German Eighth Army in East Prussia-Tannenberg was the unlikely offspring of successive commanders, aided, oddly enough, by miscommunication and downright disobedience on the German side. The saying “victory has many fathers” is especially true when it comes to the Battle of Tannenberg. August 26-30, 1914: Annihilation at Tannenberg This is the 141st installment in the series. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world.
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