| Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes | |||||||||
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| Part of the Eastern Front during World War I | |||||||||
 Eastern Front, February 7–18, 1915 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 German Empire |
 Russian Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Paul von Hindenburg Erich Ludendorff Max HoffmannOtto von Below Hermann von Eichhorn Georg von der Marwitz |
Nikolai Ruzsky Thadeus von Sievers Pavel Plehve | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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8th Army 10th Army |
10th Army 12th Army | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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250,000[1] to 275,261[2] 400 machine guns 1082 guns | 126,000[3][4] to 200,000[5] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 20,000[6] to 31,827[7] | 56,000[8][9][10] to 135,189[7] | ||||||||
The Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes or Winter Battle of the Masurian Lakes, known in Germany as the Winter Battle in Masuria and in Russia as the Battle of Augustowo,[11] was the northern part of the Central Powers' offensive on the Eastern Front in the winter of 1915 during World War I. The offensive was intended to advance beyond the Vistula River and perhaps knock Russia out of the war. It was the last major battle fought on German soil during World War I.[11]
- ^ Oleynikov 2023, p. 56.
- ^ Der Weltkrieg 1914 bis 1918. Bd. VII. p. 173, 177: Sanitaelsbericht ueber das Deutsche Heer(Feldheer und Besatzungsheer)im Weltkrieg 1914/1918. Bd. III.Tafel 11
- ^ Редерн Г.Фон. Зимнии операции в районе Мазурских озер Пг.: Государственное Издательство, 1921. С.5 «The Germans had almost double numerical superiority on their side, 4 fresh corps were committed to decide the outcome of the battle»
- ^ Oleynikov 2023, p. 57.
- ^ Borisyuk 2024, p. 95.
- ^ Oleynikov 2016, p. 254.
- ^ a b Nelipovich 2022, p. 85.
- ^ Oleynikov 2016, p. 238.
- ^ Хольмсен И. А. Мировая война. Наши операции на Восточно-Прусском фронте зимою 1915 г. Воспоминания и мысли. - Париж, 1935. C. 298.
- ^ Miltatuli 2017, p. 89.
- ^ a b Benninghof, p. 5.