Second battle of the Lakes Mazurie
The second battle of the Lakes Mazurie took place between the 7 and February 22nd 1915 on the face is, in Mazurie (Prussia Eastern).
The marshal Paul von Hindenburg lance his offensive intended to take the Russians tortures some by sending his VIIIe and Xe armed against Russian Xe armed. VIIIe armed attacks in first at the time of a snowstorm. Nevertheless, it strikes hard the left side of Russian Xe armed. The 8, Xe armed German with the general Hermann von Eichhorn tackles the line of Russian Xe armed.
The Russians resist the offensive valiantly, but must beat a retreat in the forest of Augustow, where only a heroic action of the 20th Russian body makes it possible to avoid a total disaster. The body is constrained to go the 21, but its action allowed the three other bodies Russian Xe armed to avoid surrounding. However, the frontline of the Russians to due moving back of 112 km. The Germans make 90.000 Russian prisoners during this engagement, which will become the second battle of the Lakes Mazurie. After their defeat with the Lakes Mazurie, the Russians assemble XIIe quickly armed under the orders with the general Wenzel von Plehve, who launches the February 22nd a counter-attack against the German right side with a certain success.
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