This is the order of battle for both the Russian and German armies at the Battle of Tannenberg, August 17 to September 2, 1914.
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Russian Northwestern Front
General Yakov Zhilinsky, Front Commander (not present)
Maj. Gen. Sir Alfred Knox, British Military Attache (attached to 2nd Army)
First Army
General Paul von Rennenkampf, Commander
Lt. Gen. Gavriil Mileant, Chief of Staff
II Corps (transferred from the Second Army, 22 August) – General Sergei Scheidemann
III Corps – General Nikolai Epanchin
IV Corps – General Eris Khan Sultan Giray Aliyev
XX Corps – General Vladimir Vasilyevich Smirnov
Unattached
- 221st Roslav Infantry Regiment
- 222nd Krasnan Infantry Regiment
- 223rd Odoev Infantry Regiment
- 224th Yukhnov Infantry Regiment
- 73rd Artillery (Reserve) Brigade
5th Rifle Brigade
1st Guard Cavalry Division – Lt. Gen. Nikolai Kaznakov
- 1st Brigade
- Chevalier Guard Regiment
- Guard Cavalry Regiment
- 2nd Brigade
- Guard Cuirassier Regiment of the Emperor
- Guard Cuirassier Regiment of Empress Marie
2nd Guard Cavalry Division – Lt. Gen. Georgy Ottonovich Rauch
- 1st Brigade
- Guard Horse Grenadier Regiment
- Guard Ulan Regiment of the Empress
- 2nd Brigade
- Guard Dragoon Regiment
- Guard Hussar Regiment of the Emperor
1st Cavalry Division– Lt. Gen. Vasily Gurko
2nd Cavalry Division – Lt. Gen. Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski
3rd Cavalry Division – Lt. Gen. Vladimir Belgard
1st Independent Cavalry Brigade
- 19th Dragoons
- 16th Hussars
- 3rd Horse Battery
1st Heavy Artillery Brigade
Second Army
General Alexander Samsonov, Commander
Maj. Gen. Postowski, Chief of Staff
I Corps – General Artamanov, relieved on August 28
– Lt. Gen Alexander Alexandrovich Dushkevich
VI Corps – General Alexander Blagoveshchensky
XIII Corps – Lt. Gen. Nikolai Klyuev
XV Corps – General Nikolai Martos
XXIII Corps – General Kyprian Kandratovich
- 1st Brigade
- Guard Regiment Lithuania
- Guard Regiment Kexholm – Colonel Sirelius
- 2nd Brigade
- Guard Regiment St. Petersburg
- Guard Regiment Wolhyna
Unattached
1st Rifle Brigade
4th Cavalry Division – Lt. Gen. Anton Tolpygo
6th Cavalry Division – Lt. Gen. Vladimir Roop
15th Cavalry Division – Lt. Gen. Pavel Lyubomirov
2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade
German Eighth Army
by Hugo Vogel
Colonel General Maximilian von Prittwitz, Commander, replaced on August 23
Colonel General Paul von Hindenburg, Commander
Maj. Gen. Erich Ludendorff, Chief of Staff
Maj. Gen. Paul Grünert, Quartermaster General
Maj. Gen. Otto Kersten, Chief Engineer
Lt. Col. Max Hoffmann, Chief of Operations
I Army Corps – General Hermann von François
Col. Walter Schmidt von Schmidtseck, Chief of Staff
1st Infantry Division – Lt. Gen. Richard von Conta
- 1st Infantry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Friedrich von Trotha
- 1st Grenadiers – Lt. Col. Eggerss
- 41st Infantry – Colonel Schönfeld
- 2nd Infantry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Conrado Paschen
- 3rd Grenadiers – Colonel von Wedel
- 43rd Infantry – Colonel von Eisenhart-Rothe
- 1st Field Artillery Brigade – Maj. Gen. Kurt Moewes
- 16th Field Artillery – Colonel Bromeis
- 52nd Field Artillery – Colonel Hellwig
- 8th Uhlans – Lt. Col. Freiherr Schäffer von Bernstein
2nd Infantry Division – Lt. Gen. Adalbert von Falk
- 3rd Infantry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Theodor Mengelbier
- 4th Grenadiers – Colonel Stern
- 44th Infantry – Colonel von Löper
- 4th Infantry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Bernhard Böß
- 33rd Fusiliers – Lt. Col. Weicke
- 45th Infantry – Colonel Maaß
XVII Army Corps – General August von Mackensen
35th Infantry Division – Lt. Gen. Otto Hennig
- 70th Infantry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Heinrich Schmidt von Knobelsdorff
- 21st Infantry – Colonel Brunnemann
- 61st Infantry – Maj. Lüdecke
- 87th Infantry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Johannes von Hahn
- 141st Infantry – Lt. Col. von Steinkeller
- 176th Infantry – Maj. Runge
- 35th Field Artillery Brigade – Maj. Gen. Leopold Uhden
- 71st Field Artillery – Lt. Col. Hecht
- 81st Field Artillery – Lt. Col. Bertog
- 4th Mounted Rifles – Lt. Col. Freiherr von Lön
36th Infantry Division – Lt. Gen. Konstanz von Heineccius
- 69th Infantry Brigade – Maj. Gen. George von Engelbrechten
- 129th Infantry – Colonel Breßler
- 175th Infantry – Lt. Col. Schleenstein
- 71st Infantry Brigade – Colonel Lutz von Dewitz
- 5th Grenadiers – Colonel Freiherr von Eichendorff
- 128th Infantry – Colonel von Tresckow
- 36th Field Artillery Brigade – Maj. Gen. Viktor Hahndorff
- 36th Field Artillery – Maj. Waldeyer
- 72nd Field Artillery – Colonel von Rabenau
- 5th Hussars – Colonel Freiherr von Barnekow
XX Army Corps – General Friedrich von Scholtz
37th Infantry Division – Lt. Gen. Hermann von Staabs
- 73rd Infantry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Carl Wilhelmi
- 147th Infantry – Colonel Ritzsch
- 151st Infantry – Colonel Dorsch
- 1st Jager Battalion – Maj. Weigelt
- 75th Infantry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Alfred von Böckmann
- 146th Infantry – Colonel von Heydebreck
- 150th Infantry – Colonel Küster
- 37th Field Artillery Brigade – Maj. Gen. Wilhelm Buchholz
- 73rd Field Artillery – Colonel Forst
- 82nd Field Artillery – Lt. Col. Plantier
- 11th Dragoons – Lt. Col. Maaß
41st Infantry Division – Maj. Gen. Leo Sontag
- 72nd Infantry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Georg Schaer
- 18th Infantry – Colonel Mecke
- 59th Infantry – Colonel Sonntag
- 74th Infantry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Rudolf Reiser
- 148th Infantry – Colonel von der Osten
- 152nd Infantry – Colonel Geisler
- 41st Field Artillery Brigade – Maj. Gen. Wilhelm Johann Neugebauer
- 35th Field Artillery – Lt. Col. Wilke
- 79th Field Artillery – Lt. Col. Marcus
- 10th Dragoons – Lt. Col. von Lewinski
I Reserve Corps – Lt. Gen. Otto von Below
1st Reserve Division – Lt. Gen. Sigismund von Förster
- 1st Reserve Infantry Brigade – Ma. Gen. Karl Barre
- 1st Reserve Infantry – Lt. Col. von Sommerfeld und Falkenhayn
- 3rd Reserve Infantry – Lt. Col. von Steuber
- 72nd Reserve Infantry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Maximilian Gustav Licht
- 18th Reserve Infantry – Lt. Col. Freiherr von Lützow
- 59th Reserve Infantry – Lt. Col. Modrow
- 1st Reserve Jager Battalion – Cpt. Mellin
- 1st Reserve Field Artillery – Lt. Col. Schulz
3rd Reserve Division – Lt. Gen. Curt von Morgen
- 5th Reserve Infantry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Emil Hesse
- 2nd Reserve Infantry – Lt. Col. Rodig
- 9th Reserve Infantry – Lt. Col. Wobring
- 6th Reserve Infantry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Erich Krause
- 34th Reserve Infantry – Colonel Hein
- 49th Reserve Infantry – Lt. Col. Freiherr von Eberstein
- 3rd Reserve Field Artillery Maj. Erhardt
- 5th Reserve Dragoons – Maj. von Götz
- 1st Reserve Uhlans – Maj. Berner
36th Reserve Division – Maj. Gen. Kurt Kruge
- 69th Reserve Infantry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Otto von Homeyer
- 21st Reserve Infantry – Lt. Col. Heyn
- 61st Reserve Infantry – Colonel Immanuel
- 2nd Reserve Jager Battalion – Cpt. Brückner
- 70th Reserve Infantry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Detlev Vett
- 5th Reserve Infantry – Lt. Col. Graf zu Reventlow
- 54th Infantry (detached from the 3rd Division at the outbreak of war) – Colonel von Tippelskirch
- 36th Reserve Field Artillery – Lt. Col. Lannert
- 1st Reserve Hussars – Maj. von Borcke
Höheres Landwehr Kommando No. 1 / 1st Landwehr Division – Lt. Gen. Georg Freiherr von der Goltz
- 33rd Mixed Landwehr Brigade – Maj. Gen. Viktor von Oertzen
- 75th Landwehr Infantry – Lt. Col. von Stwolinski
- 76th Landwehr Infantry – Lt. Col. Billig
- 34th Mixed Landwehr Brigade – Lt. Gen. Ernst von Pressentin
- 31st Landwehr Infantry – Lt. Col. von Lilienhoff-Zwowitzki
- 84th Landwehr Infantry – Colonel Becker
- Landwehr Cavalry Regiment – Cpt. von Sydow
1st Cavalry Division – Lt. Gen. Hermann Brecht
- 1st Cavalry Brigade – Colonel Wedig von Glasenapp
- 3rd (East Prussian) Cuirassiers "Count Wrangel" – Lt. Col. von Lewinski
- 1st (Lithuanian) Dragoons "Prince Albrecht of Prussia" – Lt. Col. Graf von Kanitz
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Robert Freiherr von Kapherr
- 12th (Lithuanian) Uhlans – Colonel von Below
- 9th Jäger zu Pferde – Lt. Col. von Koppelow
- 41st Cavalry Brigade – Maj. Gen. Heinrich von Hofmann
- 5th (West Prussian) Cuirassiers "Duke Frederick Eugene of Württemberg" – Lt. Col. von Rex
- 4th (1st Pomeranian) Uhlans "von Schmidt" – Maj. Charisius
Other units in the field
- Königsbergs Reserve – Lt. Gen. Günther von Pappritz
- Königsberg Fortress Division – Lt. Gen. Georg Ludwig Franz Brodrück
- Thorn Fortress Division – Lt. Gen. Max Philipp von Schmettau
- Graudenz Fortress Division – Maj. Gen. Fritz von Unger
- Lötzen Fortress Brigade – Colonel Busse
- 6th Landwehr Brigade – Maj. Gen. Adolf Karl Krahmer
- 70th Landwehr Brigade – Maj. Gen. Adolf Breithaupt
Reinforcements
- Posen Fortress Division
- 1st Landwehr Division
- 2nd Landwehr Brigade – Colonel Arthur Freiherr von Lupin
From the Western Front
References
Further reading
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