Order of battle at Tannenberg (1914)

This is the order of battle for both the Russian

Military history of Imperial Russia

The Military history of the Russian Empire encompasses the history of armed conflict in which the Empire participated. This history stretches from its creation in 1721 by Peter the Great, until the Russian Revolution , which led to the establishment of the Soviet Union...

and German

German Army

The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Following the disbanding of the Wehrmacht after World War II, it was re-established in 1955 as the Bundesheer, part of the newly formed West German Bundeswehr along with the Navy and the Air Force...

armies at the Battle of Tannenberg

Battle of Tannenberg (1914)

The Battle of Tannenberg was an engagement between the Russian Empire and the German Empire in the first days of World War I. It was fought by the Russian First and Second Armies against the German Eighth Army between 23 August and 30 August 1914. The battle resulted in the almost complete...

, August 17 to September 2, 1914.

First Army

General Paul von Rennenkampf

Paul von Rennenkampf

Paul von Rennenkampf was a Russian general who served in the Imperial Russian Army for over 40 years, including during World War I.-Early career:...

II Corps (transferred from the Second Army, 22 August)

26th Infantry Division

43rd Infantry Division

III Corps

25th Infantry Division

27th Infantry Division

IV Corps

30th Infantry Division

40th Infantry Division

XX Corps

28th Infantry Division

29th Infantry Division

Unattached

56th Infantry Division

1st Guard Cavalry Division

2nd Guard Cavalry Division

1st Cavalry Division

2nd Cavalry Division

3rd Cavalry Division

5th Rifle Brigade

1st Independent Cavalry Brigade

1st Heavy Artillery Brigade

Second Army

General Alexander Samsonov

Alexander Samsonov

Aleksandr Vassilievich Samsonov was a career officer in the cavalry of the Imperial Russian Army and a general served during the Russo-Japanese War and World War I.-Biography:...

I Corps

22nd Infantry Division

24th Infantry Division

VI Corps

4th Infantry Division

16th Infantry Division

XIII Corps

1st Infantry Division

36th Infantry Division

XV Corps

6th Infantry Division

8th Infantry Division

XXIII Corps

3rd Guard Infantry Division

2nd Infantry Division

Unattached

4th Cavalry Division

6th Cavalry Division

15th Cavalry Division

1st Rifle Brigade

2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade

German Eighth Army
German Eighth Army
The 8th Army was a World War I and World War II field army.-World War I:At the outbreak of World War I, the 8. Armee was stationed in East Prussia to defend against the expected Russian attack, Plan XIX. After the scrappy Battle of Gumbinnen, 8. Armee commander Generaloberst Maximilian von...

Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg

Paul von Hindenburg

Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg , known universally as Paul von Hindenburg was a Prussian-German field marshal, statesman, and politician, and served as the second President of Germany from 1925 to 1934....

, commander

General Erich Ludendorff

Erich Ludendorff

Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff was a German general, victor of Liège and of the Battle of Tannenberg...

, Chief of Staff

Col. Max Hoffmann

Max Hoffmann

Max Hoffmann was a German officer and military strategist during World War I. He is widely regarded as one of the finest staff officers of the imperial period....

, Chief of operations

I Army Corps
I Corps (German Empire)
The I Corps was a formation of the Imperial German Army. The headquarters of the corps were located in Königsberg. At the beginning of World War I, the corps was attached to the 8th Army and transferred to the Eastern Front....

1st Infantry Division
1st Division (German Empire)
The 1st Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Königsberg in March 1816 as a Troop Brigade . It became the 1st Division on September 5, 1818. From the corps' formation in 1820, the division was subordinated in peacetime to the I Army Corps...

1st Infantry Brigade

1st Grenadiers

41st Infantry

2nd Infantry Brigade

3rd Grenadiers

43rd Infantry

1st Field Artillery Brigade

16th Field Artillery

52nd Field Artillery

8th Uhlans

2nd Infantry Division
2nd Division (German Empire)
The 2nd Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Danzig in March 1816 as a Troop Brigade . It became the 2nd Division on September 5, 1818. In 1890, the headquarters of the division was relocated to Königsberg , then the capital of East Prussia...

3rd Infantry Brigade

4th Grenadiers

44th Infantry

4th Infantry Brigade

33rd Fusiliers

45th Infantry

XVII Army Corps

35th Infantry Division
35th Division (German Empire)
The 35th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1890, and was headquartered initially in Graudenz and from 1912 in Thorn . The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XVII Army Corps...

70th Infantry Brigade

21st Infantry

61st Infantry

87th Infantry Brigade

174th Infantry

176th Infantry

35th Field Artillery Brigade

36th Field Artillery

72nd Field Artillery

4th Mounted Rifles

The 4th Mounted Rifles were a light cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was formed 1 October, 1906 in Danzig....

36th Infantry Division
36th Division (German Empire)
The 36th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1890, and was headquartered in Danzig . The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XVII Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...

69th Infantry Brigade

129th Infantry

175th Infantry

71st Infantry Brigade

5th Grenadiers

128th Infantry

35th Field Artillery Brigade

36th Field Artillery

72nd Field Artillery

5th Hussars

XX Army Corps
XX Corps (German Empire)
The XX Army Corps was a unit of the German Army that was stationed in Allenstein . At the beginning of World War I, the corps was transferred to the Eastern Front...

37th Infantry Division
37th Division (German Empire)
The 37th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed between March 25 and April 1, 1899 in Allenstein . The division was initially subordinated in peacetime to the I Army Corps . In 1912, it was transferred to the newly formed XX Army Corps...

73rd Infantry Brigade

147th Infantry

151st Infantry

1st Jager Battalion

75th Infantry Brigade

146th Infantry

150th Infantry

37th Field Artillery Brigade

73rd Field Artillery

82nd Field Artillery

11th Dragoons

41st Infantry Division
41st Division (German Empire)
The 41st Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was established on October 1, 1912 in Deutsch Eylau . The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XX Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...

72nd Infantry Brigade

18th Infantry

59th Infantry

74th Infantry Brigade

148th Infantry

152nd Infantry

41st Field Artillery Brigade

35th Field Artillery

79th Field Artillery

10th Dragoons

I Reserve Corps

1st Reserve Division
1st Reserve Division (German Empire)
The 1st Reserve Division was a reserve infantry division of the Imperial German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from reserve infantry units primarily from East Prussia...

1st Reserve Infantry Brigade

1st Reserve Infantry

3rd Reserve Infantry

72nd Reserve Infantry Brigade

18th Reserve Infantry

59th Reserve Infantry

1st Reserve Jager Battalion

1st Reserve Field Artillery

3rd Reserve Division
3rd Reserve Division (German Empire)
The 3rd Reserve Division was a reserve infantry division of the Imperial German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from reserve infantry units primarily from Pomerania. The division served from the beginning of the war until early 1917 on the Eastern Front, after...

5th Reserve Infantry Brigade

2nd Reserve Infantry

9th Reserve Infantry

6th Reserve Infantry Brigade

34th Reserve Infantry

49th Reserve Infantry

3rd Reserve Field Artillery

5th Reserve Dragoons

1st Reserve Uhlans

36th Reserve Division
36th Reserve Division (German Empire)
The 36th Reserve Division was a unit of the Imperial German Army, in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...

69th Reserve Infantry Brigade

21st Reserve Infantry

61st Reserve Infantry

2nd Reserve Jager Battalion

70th Reserve Infantry Brigade

5th Reserve Infantry

54th Infantry (detached from the 3rd Division at the outbreak of war)

36th Reserve Field Artillery

1st Reserve Hussars

Höheres Landwehr Kommando No. 1 / 1st Landwehr Division
1st Landwehr Division (German Empire)
The 1st Landwehr Division was an infantry division of the Imperial German Army during World War I. It was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 under the "Higher Landwehr Commander 1" and also referred to initially after its commander as the "Landwehr-Division Goltz"...

33rd Mixed Landwehr Brigade

75th Landwehr Infantry

76th Landwehr Infantry

34th Mixed Landwehr Brigade

31st Landwehr Infantry

84th Landwehr Infantry

Landwehr Cavalry Regiment

1st Cavalry Division
1st Cavalry Division (German Empire)
The 1st Cavalry Division was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.-Combat chronicle:Initially, it was the sole cavalry...

1st Cavalry Brigade

3rd (East Prussian) Cuirassiers "Count Wrangel"

The 3rd Cuirassiers “Count Wrangel” were a heavy cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. Formed in 1717 as a dragoons unit, the regiment was reorganized as cuirassiers in 1818. The regiment fought in the Silesian Wars, the War of the Sixth Coalition, the Austro-Prussian War, the...

1st (Lithuanian) Dragoons "Prince Albrecht of Prussia"

2nd Cavalry Brigade

12th (Lithuanian) Uhlans

9th Jäger zu Pferde

9th Mounted Rifles

The 9th Mounted Rifles were a light cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was formed 1 October 1913 in Insterburg....

41st Cavalry Brigade

5th (West Prussian) Cuirassiers "Duke Frederick Eugene of Württemberg"

The 5th Cuirassiers “Duke Frederick Eugene of Württemberg” were a heavy cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was formed in 1717. The regiment fought in the Silesian Wars, the War of the Sixth Coalition, the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War and World War I. It was...

4th (1st Pomeranian) Uhlans "von Schmidt"

Other units in the field

Königsbergs Reserve

1st Landwehr Brigade

Lötzen Fortress Brigare

70th Landwehr Brigade

Königsberg Fortress Division

Thorn Fortress Division

Graudenz Fortress Division

6th Landwehr Brigade

Reinforcements

3rd Reserve Division

2nd Landwehr Brigade

1st Landwehr Division

Posen Fortress Division

From the Western Front

XI Army Corps

22nd Division

22nd Division (German Empire)

The 22nd Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 11, 1866 and was headquartered in Kassel. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XI Army Corps...

38th Division

38th Division (German Empire)

The 38th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on April 1, 1899, and was headquartered in Erfurt. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XI Army Corps...

Guards Reserve Corps

3rd Guards Infantry Division

1st Guards Reserve Division

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