1. Battle of Tannenberg
General Yakov Jilinsky was the commander of the Northwest Army Group, consisting of two armies, General Paul Rannenkampf's First Army and General Alexander Samsonov's Second Army. ... General Samsonov's Second Army marched into the Southwestern corner of East Prussia while General Rennenkampf's First Army advanced into its Northeastern corner. They planned to combine in attacking Commander Prittwitz"z German eighth army. ... Samsonov and Rennenkampf's armies continued to advance away from one another. ... The message gave the distance ...
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