Anatomy of a Failure

The Russian Invasion of East Prussia, 1914

Russian and German Losses

by Richard Freimark


All told, the campaign cost the Russians in excess of 300,000 casualties, all from the regular army. The Germans lost less than a sixth of that number, both in regular and reserve formations.

Gumbinnen

    Russians: 86,000 infantry, 20,000 cavalry engaged. 17,000 casualties
    Germans: 95,000 infantry, 11,000 cavalry engaged. 16,000 casualties

Tannenburg

    Russians: 132,000 infantry, 16,000 cavalry engaged. 125,000 casualties
    Germans: 140,000 infantry, 8,000 cavalry engaged. 13,000 casualties

Mansurian Lakes

    Russians: 135,000 intantry, 20,000 cavalry engaged. 125,000 casualties
    Germans: 175,000 infantry, 15,000 cavalry engaged. 10,000 caualties

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