Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes
| 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 | |||||||||
| Germany | Russia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Paul von Hindenburg Erich Ludendorff Max Hoffmann Otto 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 to 275,261 400 machine guns 1082 guns | 126,000 to 200,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 20,000 to 31,827 | 56,000 to 135,189 | ||||||||
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, 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 potentially knock Russia out of the war. It was the last major battle fought on German soil during World War I.