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The Russian First Army was a World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 Russian field army that fought on the Eastern Front
Eastern Front (World War I)

The Eastern Front was a theatre of war during World War I in Central Europe and, primarily, Eastern Europe. The term is in contrast to the Western Front ....
 for two years.

The First Army, commanded by General Paul Rennenkampf, invaded East Prussia
East Prussia

East Prussia refers to the main part of the Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Sea from the 13th century to 1945. From 1772?1829 and 1878?1945, the Province of East Prussia was a province of the Germany state of Prussia....
 at the outbreak of war in 1914 along with the Russian Second Army commanded by General Alexander Samsonov
Alexander Samsonov

Aleksandr Vassilievich Samsonov served as a Military history of Imperial Russia commander during World War I.Samsonov joined the Russian Army at age 18 and fought in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78....
. After declaring war on the German Empire
German Empire

The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from the unification of Germany and proclamation of William I, German Emperor as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became Weimar republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of William II, German Emperor ....
, the Russian Empire
Russian Empire

File:Russian Emperor Flag.jpgFile:Romanov Flag.svgThe Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917....
 had been able to mobilize very quickly. All Russian forces were put under the command of Grand Duke Nikolai and his Quartermaster General Yuri Danilov
Yuri Danilov

Yuri Danilov served as general of the Russian army during World War I.At the start of world war I Danilov was appointed General-quartiermeister at Stavka, third in command after Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia and his chief of staff Nikolai Yanushkevich....
.

The invading forces made a determined and speedy attack on East Prussia.






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The Russian First Army was a World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 Russian field army that fought on the Eastern Front
Eastern Front (World War I)

The Eastern Front was a theatre of war during World War I in Central Europe and, primarily, Eastern Europe. The term is in contrast to the Western Front ....
 for two years.

The First Army, commanded by General Paul Rennenkampf, invaded East Prussia
East Prussia

East Prussia refers to the main part of the Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Sea from the 13th century to 1945. From 1772?1829 and 1878?1945, the Province of East Prussia was a province of the Germany state of Prussia....
 at the outbreak of war in 1914 along with the Russian Second Army commanded by General Alexander Samsonov
Alexander Samsonov

Aleksandr Vassilievich Samsonov served as a Military history of Imperial Russia commander during World War I.Samsonov joined the Russian Army at age 18 and fought in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78....
. After declaring war on the German Empire
German Empire

The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from the unification of Germany and proclamation of William I, German Emperor as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became Weimar republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of William II, German Emperor ....
, the Russian Empire
Russian Empire

File:Russian Emperor Flag.jpgFile:Romanov Flag.svgThe Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917....
 had been able to mobilize very quickly. All Russian forces were put under the command of Grand Duke Nikolai and his Quartermaster General Yuri Danilov
Yuri Danilov

Yuri Danilov served as general of the Russian army during World War I.At the start of world war I Danilov was appointed General-quartiermeister at Stavka, third in command after Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia and his chief of staff Nikolai Yanushkevich....
.

The invading forces made a determined and speedy attack on East Prussia. However, the First and Second Armies were stopped by the German Eighth Army
German Eighth Army

The 8th Army was a World War I and World War II field army....
, led by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg
Paul von Hindenburg

Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg , known universally as Paul von Hindenburg was a German Generalfeldmarschall and statesman....
 and his Chief of Staff, General Erich Ludendorff
Erich Ludendorff

Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff was a Imperial Germany Army Officer , victor of Battle of Li?ge, and, with Paul von Hindenburg, one of the victors of the battle of Battle of Tannenberg ....
. The German and Russian armies met at Tannenberg
Battle of Tannenberg (1914)

The Battle of Tannenberg was a decisive engagement between the Russian Empire and the German Empire in the first days of World War I, fought by the Russian First Army and Second Army |Second Armies and the Eighth Army between 23 August and 2 September 1914....
, where the Second Army was encircled and suffered complete destruction. Both the First and Second Armies suffered terrible casualties in one of the most comprehensive German victories of World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
.

The First Army also suffered defeat at the First Battle of the Masurian Lakes
First Battle of the Masurian Lakes

conflict = First Battle of the Masurian Lakes|partof = the Eastern Front during World War I|image = |caption = Eastern Front to September 26, 1914....
 in September 1914, which led to Rennenkampf's dismissal and replacement by Litvinov. First Army served under Northwestern front for the remainder of the war. Litvinov was replaced by Sokovnin in April 1917. Vannovski replaced Sokovnin in July and the army's final commander, von Notbek, took over in September 1917.

Commanders

  • 19.07.1914—18.11.1914 — General Paul von Rennenkampf
    Paul von Rennenkampf

    Paul von Rennenkampf was a Russian general who served in the Imperial Russian Army for over 40 years, including during World War I.Of Baltic German extraction, he joined the Russian Army at 19 and attended the Nikolaevsky Military Academy in Saint Petersburg from 1879 to 1882....
  • 05.12.1914—02.04.1917 — General ????????, ????????? ????????
  • 12.04.1917—24.04.1917 — Lieutenant General Ilia Odishelidze
    Ilia Odishelidze

    Ilia Odishelidze , also known as Ilya Zurabovich Odishelidze in Russian language manner , was a Georgia military leader who had also served as a general of the Imperial Russian army....
  • 22.04.1917—30.07.1917 — Lieutenant General ????????, ?????? ??????????
  • 31.07.1917—09.09.1917 — Lieutenant General ??????????, ???? ??????????
  • 09.09.1917—11.1917 — Lieutenant General ?????? ???, ???????? ????????????.