Wilson, Sir Henry, 82
Wilson, Woodrow, 57, 58
Witte, Sergei, 19
Yanushkevich, N. N., 96
Yepantschin, Lt.-Gen., 137, 167
Zhilinski, Yahou, 132–33, 207, 213–14, 221, 231–32, 301–02, 326
Index to Military Formations
German formations engaged in the Tannenberg campaign
OHL: and 8th Army Command, 194–204; campaign in west, 195–96; reinforces 8th Army, 293–96
8th Army: formation of, 139–43; mission of, 143–45; concentrates on Angerapp, 157–58; effect of Stallupönen on, 164–70; decision to retreat after Gumbinnen, 190–99; change of command, 199–204; concentrates against 2nd Army, 205–07, 228–33; concerns of on August 26, 240–42, 249–50; and threat from Rennenkampf, 261–62, 263–66, 277–78; and I Corps’s advance on Neidenburg, 279–80; unsure of positions of XVII Corps and I Reserve Corps, 286–87, 296; plans for August 29, 292, 296–97; renewed concern for Rennenkampf’s movements, 291–93, 302–03; orders for August 30, 306–07; and Russian counterattack, 312–14; and aftermath of Tannenberg, 325–27.
I Corps, 139, 142–43, 146; and frontier operations, 155–56, 158–59, 161–62; at Stallupönen, 162–68; at Gumbinnen, 172–77, 191–92; redeploys south, 206, 229–31, 233–36; at Seeben-Usdau, 234–38, 250–55, 261; advance of Neidenburg, 278–82; closes ring around 2nd Army, 304–06; and counterattack from south, 310–13, 317–18
XVII Corps, 142, 146, 170, 177, 191; advance to Gumbinnen, 178–80; attack of, 180–86; rout of, 186–88; advances south, 208–09, 229, 242; at Bischofsburg, 242–48; pursues Russians, 261–65; confusion in orders to, 265–66, 286–87, 290–91; pursuit on August 29, 306; and Russian counterattack, 315–16, 317–18
XX Corps, 142, 146, 153, 170, 191–93, 196, 205–06, 222, 237; at Lahna-Orlau, 223–28, 232–33; advance of on August 26, 237–40; detachment of, with I Corps, 250, 255; on August 27, 255–60; on August 28, 269–74, 282
I Reserve Corps, 142, 146; at Gumbinnen, 188–90; redeploys, 209; at Bischofsburg, 243–48, 255, 261, 264; advance on Allenstein, 286–90; pursuit to Hohenstein, 298–300, 303–04
1st Division: at Stallupönen, 162–66; at Gumbinnen, 172–77; at Seeben-Usdau, 234–37, 250–55; advance on Neidenburg, 278–82; pursues Russians, 304–06; and Russian counterattack, 311–14
2nd Division: at Stallupönen, 162, 165–66; at Gumbinnen, 172–77; at Seeben-Usdau, 234–37, 250–55; advance on Neidenburg, 278–82; and Russian counterattack, 311–14
35th Division: at Gumbinnen, 180–86; move south, 242; at Bischofsburg, 244–46; and pursuit of Russians, 306, 316
36th Division: at Gumbinnen, 180–86; move south, 242; at Bischofsburg, 244–46; and pursuit of Russians, 306, 316
37th Division: at Lahna-Orlau, 223–28, 233; movements of, on August 26, 239; on August 27, 256–57, 260; advance on Hohenstein, 283–84, 299–300; redeploy, 312, 314
41st Division: at Lahna-Orlau, 223–27, 233; attacks on August 26, 239; on August 27, 256–58; attacks Waplitz, 269–74, 281; on August 29, 303
1st Reserve Division, 189–90, 245, 288–90
3rd Reserve Division, 142, 146, 208–10, 227, 233, 239–40, 249–50, 255–56, 260, 274–75, 283, 303
36th Reserve Division, 189–90, 245–46, 288, 290
Goltz Landwehr Division, 230, 259, 275–77, 283–85, 299–301
1st Cavalry Division, 151, 210
5th Landwehr Brigade, 250, 252, 278, 307
6th Landwehr Brigade, 245, 247, 300
70th Landwehr Brigade, 223, 233, 274, 282
69th Garrison Brigade, 258, 274
Schmettau’s Force, 250, 255, 256, 270, 278, 280–82, 304–06
1st Grenadiers, 161, 174–76
3rd Grenadiers, 143, 166, 173, 304
4th Grenadiers, 109, 253, 262–63, 281
5th Grenadiers, 143, 182, 185–86, 290–91
18th Infantry, 223
21st Infantry, 306, 308–09
33rd Fusiliers, 166, 252
41st Infantry, 164, 167, 315
43rd Infantry, 163, 278
44th Infantry, 111, 253
45th Infantry, 166, 173–74, 252–53
59th Infantry, 223, 239, 271–73, 306
128th Infantry, 183
129th Infantry, 180, 183
141st Infantry, 109, 182, 188
148th Infantry, 271, 272, 273
150th Infantry, 227, 228, 239, 273, 283
151st Infantry, 219, 224, 225, 305
152nd Infantry, 271, 273
175th Infantry, 242
176th Infantry, 315–17
1st Jäger Battalion, 109, 223, 225–26, 238
26th Pioneer Battalion, 272–73
3rd Reserve Infantry, 143, 188, 290
16th Field Artillery, 161, 304
35th Field Artillery, 274
36th Field Artillery, 185
37th Field Artillery, 253
52nd Field Artillery, 161, 314
71st Field Artillery, 188
81st Field Artillery, 185
1st Reserve Field Artillery, 188
36th Reserve Field Artillery, 143, 303–04
1st Dragoons, 152
10th Dragoons, 223
11th Dragoons, 223
5th Hussars, 263, 306, 308
4th Mounted Rifles, 263, 291
10th Mounted Rifles, 280, 304, 316
8th Uhlans, 278, 280, 304
1st Reserve Uhlans, 245, 290
Air Battalion 2, 152
Air Detachment 14, 153–54, 311
Air Detachment 16, 158, 287, 312
Other German formations
2nd Army, 294
3rd Army, 294–95
5th Army, 294–95
V Corps, 132, 294
XI Corps, 294, 295, 326
XXI Corps, 294
I Bavarian Corps, 294
Guard Reserve Corps, 294, 295–96
8th Cavalry Division, 294
Russian formations
Stavka, 132
Northwest Front, 132–33, 231–32, 301–02
1st Army: formation, 132–34, 137–38; at Stallupönen, 163–70; Gumbinnen, 173–90; failure to pursue, 207–08, 229–30, 300–02
2nd Army: formation, 132–35; initial advance of, 158, 169–70; lines of march changed, 213–14, 221, 231–32; difficulties of, 215–18; orders to continue attack on August 27, 266–69; collapse of, 297–98, 307–09
I Corps, 213–14, 218, 221, 231–32, 233–34, 250–52, 255
II Corps, 213, 247, 301
III Corps, 137, 301
IV Corps, 137, 189, 247, 301
VI Corps, 213, 218, 221, 231–32, 242–48, 258, 266–69, 315–17
XIII Corps, 213, 218, 221, 231–32, 258–59, 266–69, 275, 277, 297, 300, 307–08, 309
XV Corps, 213, 217, 218, 221, 223, 231–32, 258–59, 266–69, 307–08, 314, 315–17
XX Corps, 137, 173, 301
XXIII Corps, 213, 218
3rd Guard Division, 218, 234, 310, 313
2nd Division, 218, 221, 232, 239, 251, 256
4th Division, 243, 244, 246–47
8th Division, 223
16th Division, 245, 246
27th Division, 166
28th Division, 176
30th Division, 189
4th Cavalry Division, 243, 315–17
6th Cavalry Division, 234
15th Cavalry Division, 234
About the Author
Dennis E. Showalter, Ph.D., has taught history at Colorado College since 1969 and is a former president of the Society for Military History. He also served as distinguished visiting professor at both the United States Military Academy and the United States Air Force Academy. The first edition of Tannenberg won the prestigious Paul Birdsall Prize for best new book of 1992 from the American Historical Association. His other books include Railroads and Rifles and The Wars of Frederick the Great. He lives in Colorado Springs.