If von Francois had been crushed or obeyed orders to withdraw on the first day, it’s possible that this can count as a tactical win for the Russians, but this was decidedly a case of tech and training defeating mass. The result was a shocking defeat of both Russian armies at Tannenberg and the Masurian lakes, with casualties grossly in excess of what the Germans suffered. Two German corps from the west were peeled off and hurriedly sent east. The German commander (von Prittwitz) was fired following his order to withdraw, and Hindenburg and Ludendorff were sent to take command. ![]() One corps under von Francois was effectively the only German formation holding out against Rennenkampf. The Russians brought two massive armies under Samsonov and Rennenkampf but they were plagued by a deficit in artillery and machine guns, as well as training and communication tech. We’d need to know more about how they win. Use the tag for posts where you're asking how something could have happened different rather than what if it happened differently. Use the tag to signify double blind what-ifs. Use the tag to indicate points of divergence based on different landscapes. and no personal politics, conspiracism, snark, etc. It also means no image macros, no bots, no joke-only posts, etc. No low-effort posts, which means answers should be more than single-sentence replies. Don't insult people, don't correct spelling or grammar, and don't feed trolls - report them instead. Questions should be set in the past, so no current events (6 years is a nice limit), and they should not require magic or time-travel to occur. ![]() If there's a way to read the question that allows an interesting answer, go for it. "Yes, And!" Please read questions charitably. ![]() Posting and Commenting Rules (more details are here):
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