1/12/2023 0 Comments When was the battle of tannenbergOther German units were also moved to the Tannenberg region and the Germans surrounded the Russian Second Army. The 1 Corps were then moved into a position that would prevent the Second Army from retreating to Russia, which effectively trapped Samsonov. General Francois, who commanded the 1 Corps, captured Soldau and further weakened the Russian lines of communication. The German’s attack on Samsonov’s Second Army took place on 27th August and was very successful. ![]() The Germans, on the other hand, were finding it easy to intercept Russian messages, including one informing Samsonov of Rennenkampf’s marching plan - stating outright that Samsonov would not receive help from the First Army - and another stating the routes Samsonov planned to use to attack the Germans. Struggling with lack of communications, Samsonov was unaware of what Hoffman had planned and he also didn’t that the Russian First Army had halted its advances - he assumed Rennenkampf was moving through East Russia as planned. Ludendorff and Hindenburg were both credited for the events at Tannenberg but it was actually Colonel Maximilian Hoffman who had detailed how they should surround Russia’s Second Army. ![]() Sobering.By 22nd August, the Eastern Front was tabled and the Germans started to surround Samsonov’s army. and Russia over the break-up of the Soviet Union. Matlock was ambassador to Soviet Union, 1987-1991 during critical moments in the agreements between the U.S. If you have the time: A video of Ambassador Jack Matlock: "The Mistakes We Made with Russia and How to Stop Making Them. Spiegel Online has a report on the nuclear discussion at the Munich Conference. raised the alarm not only about the frayed relations between the two nuclear powers but about the fact that the "red phone," a staple of the Cold War, is no longer connected. At the recent Munich Security Conference (where McCain pooh-poohed Merkel's peace efforts) experts on the nuclear situation of Russia and the U.S. Those who have a handle on the bigger issues point to the danger of nuclear confrontation. President Obama has spoken of supplying defensive military equipment, which sounds benign enough until it becomes clear that this could include anti-tank weapons, etc. our congressional foreign policy team of McCain and Graham call for arming Ukraine. One hundred years ago in the opening days of World War I, the Germans destroyed the Second Russian Army at the Battle of Tannenberg not the first time or last time that Germany and Russia destroyed one another. The European, especially the German, effort to keep the peace is rooted in a long history of conflict that the Germans may understand (and regret) more than most. The potential for continent-wide conflict may seem remote as long as the battle is beetween Kiev and Eastern Ukraine (with its unmarked Green Men and their tanks,etc). ![]() Europe's dilemma eludes us.Ĭhancellor Merkel and President Hollande have been shuttling between Kiev, Moscow, Belarus and Washington dealing with a major EU crisis. Our understanding of Russia and Putin is being made in the headlines. We know little about the historical or political forces at work in Ukraine. Today looking at the situation in Ukraine, it strikes me that Americans are in the same factual fog. A collective effort to come up with a list of great moments in Canadian history missed the mark. ![]() The Graduate Record Exam in history I took at the end of college had trick questions about Canada-tricks because we knew nothing about Canadian history.
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