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	First World War.com - Who's Who - Paul von Rennenkampf
		Paul von Rennenkampf (1854-1918) joined the Russian Army at the age of 19, studying at the Nikolaevsky Military Academy in St. Petersburg from 1879-82.
		Serving with the cavalry he fought in the Boxer Rising of 1900-01, and was responsible for the capture of Tsitsihar and Kirin.
		Retiring to the Black Sea, he was approached by the Bolsheviks to serve in the Red Army in the civil war in 1918; upon declining he was shot.
	www.firstworldwar.com /bio/rennenkampf.htm (188 words)

	World War I - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		The commander of the German forces was Colonel General Helmuth von Moltke, who as the chief of the general staff automatically became commander in chief in wartime.
		Rennenkampf was to attack straight to the west while Samsonov moved north from Poland around the water barrier of the Masurian Lakes.
		Because Rennenkampf, who thought that victory was already his, had halted to regroup, Hoffmann suggested diverting German troops to the south by train to destroy the Russian Second Army and then redeploying them to the north against the Russian First Army before Rennenkampf could react.
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	World War I - MSN Encarta
		The exhausted German First Army under General Alexander von Kluck had swept 350 km (220 mi) from the German-Belgian frontier to the Marne River with such extraordinary speed that it outran its supply lines and communications network.
		Moltke sent two military leaders who would play a central role in directing Germany's military forces for the rest of the war: General Paul von Hindenburg and his chief of staff, Erich Ludendorff.
		Meanwhile, in Galicia, a region of Austria-Hungary, Russian armies led by General Nikolai Ivanov, clashed with the advancing Austro-Hungarian forces of General Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, who was chief of the general staff of the Austro-Hungarian Imperial Armies.
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	2. The Eastern Front, 1914-1915. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		Conrad von Hötzendorff, chief of staff, 1912–17, commander in chief, 1917–July 16, 1918) on their part had drawn plans that depended on German support through an advance on the Narev River.
		Erich von Ludendorff, who had distinguished himself at Liège and was recognized as an outstanding staff officer, as junior officer and chief of staff to Gen.
		Erich von Falkenhayn (minister for war, 1906–Jan. 21, 1915; chief of the general staff, Sept. 14, 1914–Aug. 29, 1916), whose attention at this time was concentrated on the drive for the Channel ports.
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	Paul von Rennenkampf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Paul von Rennenkampf (or Pavel Karlovich Rennenkampf) (Russian: Фон Ренненкампф, Павел Карлович) (April 17, 1854 in Estonia - 1 April 1918 in Taganrog) was a Russian general who served in the Imperial Russian Army for over 40 years, including during World War I.
		Rennenkampf commanded a cavalry unit during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900-01, and was responsible for the capture of Tsitsihar and Jilin.
		Rennenkampf gave his resignation on October 6, 1915, was arrested during The February Revolution of 1917 and imprisoned in the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paul_von_Rennenkampf (474 words)

	Paul von Rennenkampf
		Rennenkampf commanded a cavalry unit during the Boxer Rising (1900) and was responsible for the capture of Tsitsihar and Kirin.
		Rennenkampf was also criticised for his failure at the Battle of Lodz in November, 1914.
		Paul von Rennenkampf was killed in 1918 after refusing to join Bolshevik forces during the Russian Civil War.
	www.world-war-1.info /figures/paul-von-rennenkampf.php (275 words)

	Battle of Gumbinnen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the outbreak of the war, von Prittwitz's orders were very strict and very clear: with his Eighth Army, he was just to keep his positions in East Prussia, without attempting any offensive action, as all German efforts must concentrate on the Western Front against France, according to the Schlieffen Plan.
		Three armies were deployed in the theater: von Prittwitz's Eighth Army (three corps led by Hermann von François, August von Mackensen and Otto von Below, plus one cavalry division) was facing the Russian First Army (under Paul von Rennenkampf) and Second Army (under Alexander Samsonov).
		Moreover, von François — a restless commander who showed a level of insubordination quite uncommon among the German military — acted in excessive haste, moving his army corps in the morning of August 20, hours before Mackensen's and Below's corps were ready.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Gumbinnen (654 words)

	Tannenberg
		Rennenkampf in the north marched on Tilsit and Insterburg and Konigsberg.
		Rennenkampf's cavalry was well over the border by August 6th, but his invasion in force did not begin until August 16th.
		The intention of the Russians was to unite their two armies west of the lake region, and to cross the Vistula; but it may be doubted whether this would have been a safe proceeding while Konigsberg was still untaken, and in point of fact the junction was never effected.
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		Paul Von Hindenburg - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Hindenburg, Paul von (1847-1934), German general and second president of the Weimar Republic, who presided over the coming to power of Adolf Hitler.
		Rennenkampf crossed the frontier on August 17, and on August 20 he gained a partial success at Gumbinnen.
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	Leaders and Battles: Tannenberg,
		Meanwhile, General Hermann von Francois's I Corps were transported by rail to the far southwest to meet the left wing of Samsonov's Second Army.
		Samsonov meanwhile, bedevilled by supply and communication problems, was entirely unaware that Rennenkampf had chosen to pause and lick his wounds at Gumbinnen, instead assuming that his forces were continuing their movement south-west.
		Helmuth von Moltke, the German Army Chief of Staff in Berlin, was similarly nervous of the German Army's prospects in the east.
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	Marne
		Von Moltke's greatest fear was that the Eighth Army would have to withdraw westward beyond the Vistula River.
		Although von Prittwitz was expecting the Russians to attack that next morning, on the night of the 19th, his listening posts intercepted Russian communications which revealed that Rennenkampf's forces were to stay put.
		Deeply fearful that the Eighth Army would be encircled, von Prittwitz, who owed his command more to his courtly connections than to his military skills (he was also the cousin of von Hindenburg's wife), completely lost his nerve and issued orders for an immediate retreat to the Vistula.
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	Timelines - This Day in Alternate History
		Von Manstein is received in Berlin with a military parade and made field marshall on the same day.
		Generals Guderian, Hoth and Von Bock are pulled from the eastern front to counterrest the french invading forces.
		Event Description: Franz Von Papen, chancellor of Germany, is killed in a car crash outside the Reichstag; Manfred Von Richtofen, a popular junker and a war hero, replaces Von Papen as Chancellor under invitation of Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm.
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		Rennenkampf was in no hurry to adjacent the gap centrally located the two armies, leaving Samsonov isolated miles to the southwest.
		Rennenkampf neatnessed a counteroffensive in the north to secure era to reform lines, superintendence to weight the German XX Corp back a consummate of miles.
		Rennenkampf neatnessed a universal retreat well-nigh the Russian border, which happened rapidly downward the protection of a sound reverse guard.
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	A Different Great War, after-effects - Alternate History Discussion Board
		The Russian 1st Army, under the command of General Paul von Rennenkampf, is to invade the north-eastern portion of East Prussia, while the 2nd Army, under General Alexander Samsonov, is to advance from the south, into southwestern East Prussia.
		Rennenkampf’s troops fight hard and well, but von Francois manages to force his way through the Russian right flank, which is forced to retreat 8 kilometers during the middle of the day after running short of shells.
		Field Marshal Karl von Bulow is charged with capturing the strategically important “gateway to Belgium” using the 350,000 man strong German 2nd Army, a task delegated to the formidable General Erich Ludendorff.
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	Tannenberg — FactMonster.com
		Russian armies under generals Samsonov and Rennenkampf had invaded East Prussia from the south and east, respectively.
		Rennenkampf, whose unwillingness to aid Samsonov greatly facilitated the German victory, was defeated soon afterward in the battle of the Masurian Lakes.
		Paul von Hindenburg - Hindenburg, Paul von, 1847–1934, German field marshal and president (1925–34), b.
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	Battle of Tannenburg
		General P.K. Rennenkampf was to advance directly westward into East Prussia and link up with forces under General A.V. Samsonov, who hoped to trap the Germans by moving up from the south.
		Rennenkampf initially appeared to be on the road to success, winning an early victory at Gumbinnen.
		With that information in hand, German General Paul von Hindenburg and his chief of staff, Erich Ludendorff, orchestrated a move against the Samsonov's isolated force.
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		Rennenkampf was in no hurry to close the gap between the two armies, leaving Samsonov isolated miles to the southwest.
		Rennenkampf ordered a counteroffensive in the north to buy time to reform his lines, managing to push the German XX Corp back a number of miles.
		Meanwhile new German Corps under von Der Goltz was able to use this movement to safely move his own troops into position to harass the remains of the 2nd Army, while far to the southwest the new German 9th was forming up.
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	SparkNotes: World War I (1914–1919): Opening Moves
		To deal with the emergency, German military leaders quickly replaced Prittwitz with a more experienced leader, General Paul von Hindenburg, and recalled some of the troops from the western front to help in the east.
		Because the armies of Samsonov and Rennenkampf were operating separately, without mutual coordination, the Germans were able to deal with them one at a time.
		On September 9, Hindenburg’s troops took on Rennenkampf’s army at the nearby Masurian Lakes, for a near repeat performance of Tannenberg.
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	Battle of Tannenberg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		He advanced slowly into the south western corner of the province with the intention of linking up with General Paul von Rennenkampf advancing from the north east.
		Rennenkampf brought about a modification however following a scrappy victory against General Prittwitz's German Eighth Army at the Battle of Gumbinnen, after which he paused to reconsolidate his forces.
		General Paul von Hindenburg and General Erich Ludendorff were sent forward to meet Samsonov's advancing troops.
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		General Samsonov and General Rennenkampf planned to engulf the German army but were denied this opportunity when Prittwitz, seeing the superior size of his opponent, ordered a retreat to the Vistula River.
		Angry upon hearing of the German retreat, Helmuth von Moltke, the German Army Chief of Staff, recalled Prittiwtz and his deputy and replaced them with Gen. Paul von Hidenburg, brought out of retirement at age 66, and Eric Ludendorff would be General Hindenburg's Chief of Staff.
		General Samsonov, bedeviled by supply and communication problems, was entirely unaware that General Rennenkampf had decided to pause at Gumbinnen and assumed that he was advancing in a southwest direction.
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	WarChron - August 1914 - First Russian Defeats
		The German military advisor in Turkey, General Liman von Sanders, wrote the Kaiser that he saw no value in any Turkish military venture, and requested that the whole German mission be recalled.
		German Field Marshall Helmuth von Moltke relieved 8th Army commander General von Prittwitz and Chief of Staff von Waldersee, replacing them with General Paul von Hindenburg and his Chief of Staff, General Erich von Ludendorff.
		The Germans found a notebook on a dead Russian officer which revealed Rennenkampf's 1st Army plans to move on the Insterburg — Angerburg sector, and that Samsonov's 2nd Army would cross the Lotzen — Ortelsburg line to hit the flank of the Germans.
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	Virtue Magazine » The First World War - Part 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Against von Schlieffen’s advice, Moltke counterattacked from Alsace-Lorraine, thus spoiling the opportunity to pin the French armies in that area.
		This contributed to the ruin of the German attack in France, as von Moltke felt compelled to dispatch several divisions to the east to buttress the eastern defenses.
		Rennenkampf narrowly avoided the disaster that had befallen Samsonov’s forces, retreating out of German territory with a stinging defeat at the Battle of Masurian Lakes.
	www.virtuemag.org /articles/the-first-world-war-part-2 (1365 words)

	Hindenberg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		After a very successful career before the war, Hindenburg retired in 1911, only to be recalled to command the Eight Army in Prussia, with General Ludendorff as his Chief of Staff, on 22 August 1914.
		Hindenburg and Ludendorff then directed the defeat of Rennenkampf's First Russian Army at the Masurian Lakes, directed the campaign against Poland, and succeeded at Lodz on 11-25 November.
		Hindenburg was then appointed Commander-In-Chief of Austro-German forces on the Eastern Front, and promoted Field Marshal, operating first under Falkenhayn's direction and then on his own, effected the Gorlice-Tarnow breakthrough of May-June 1915 which resulted in the control of Poland.
	www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/wwi/bio/h/hinden.html (263 words)

	SparkNotes: World War I (1914–1919): Key People & Terms
		One month later, Hindenburg was promoted to commander in chief of the German land armies, the position in which he served until the end of the war.
		A German general who assisted Paul von Hindenburg in achieving victories at the Battle of Tannenberg and the Battle of the Masurian Lakes.
		Following his defeat in the Battle of the Masurian Lakes in September 1914, Rennenkampf was dismissed from the army on grounds of incompetence.
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		General Alexander Samsonov was given command of the Russian Second Army for the invasion of eastern Germany in August, 1914.
		He advanced slowly, expecting to link up with Russian General Paul von Rennenkampf advancing from the northeast.
		German General Paul von Hindenburg and General Erich Ludendorff were sent forward to meet Samsonov's advancing troops.
	www.npenn.org /55777038134737/lib/55777038134737/The_Eastern_Front.doc (540 words)

	Nicholas and Alexandra
		The German 8th Army's Chief of Operations, Max Hoffmann, made a plan to defeat the Russians: he left a screening force to delay the Russian 1st Army (under General Paul von Rennenkampf) approaching from the east, and set a trap for the Russian 2nd Army (under General Alexander Samsonov) moving up from the south.
		German General Hermann von Francois let the Russian 2nd Army to advance and then cut them off from their supply route.
		This led to the almost complete destruction of the 2nd Army near Frogenau with 130,000 soldiers killed and 100,000 captured.
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