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Second Army Returns
August 1914, 1st Ed #37
(Attacker) Russian Empire vs German Empire (Defender)
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Parent Game August 1914, 1st Ed
Historicity Historical
Date 1914-09-09
Start Time 08:00
Turn Count 20
Visibility Day
Counters 62
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 1
Maps 2: 45, 48
Layout Dimensions 56 x 43 cm
22 x 17 in
Play Bounty 219
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 0
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Rural Assault
Urban Assault
Scenario Requirements & Playability
August 1914, 1st Ed Base Game
Introduction

German propaganda of 1914 — echoed by some popular historians down to the present day - declared the Russian Second Army destroyed. While Samsonov's forces had suffered a catastrophic defeat, they were by no means wiped out and several of the late general's corps maintained considerable fighting power. When German first-line units moved eastward to fight First Army, these troops moved forward to strike the Germans from the rear.

Conclusion

The Russians supposedly wiped out a week and a half earlier caught the Landwehr completely by surprise. The attack crushed the German front line, and 70th Landwehr Brigade fell back in utter rout, retreating a full 33 kilometers back to Ortelsburg through the course of the night. The Russians failed to follow up their success, having lost most of the logistical support, such as it was, in Second Army's bitter defeat. The German army command ordered 3rd Reserve Division to prepare to disengage from the front and return to face the revived Second Army, but only a few Russian cavalry patrols actually pursued the fleeing Landwehr.


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German Empire Order of Battle
Heer
  • Towed
Russian Empire Order of Battle
Imperial Army
  • Towed
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