Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Paul von Rennenkampf

Battles of Paul von Rennenkampf

Russian Tsarist general of Baltic German descent (1854-1918)

Paul von Rennenkampf is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas in 1914: 5 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Russia (4), Poland (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 559 km apart end to end, 140 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (5).

Battle of ŁódźRussian invasion of East PrussiaBattle of StallupönenBattle of GumbinnenFirst Battle of the Masurian LakesBattle of ŁódźRussian invasion of East PrussiaBattle of StallupönenBattle of GumbinnenFirst Battle of the Masurian LakesWarsawGdańskBrestKaunasBydgoszczHrodnaGdyniaBiałystokGrudziądzEłk200 km53.243N, 21.014E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 5 engagements5 in 191419141914
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Łódź, 1914Russian invasion of East Prussia, 1914Battle of Stallupönen, 1914Battle of Gumbinnen, 1914First Battle of the Masurian Lakes, 191419141914
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1914Battle of ŁódźŁódź, PolandSee #Aftermath; German plan of encirclement and destruction...
1914Russian invasion of East PrussiaEast Prussia, Russia334 km NGerman victory
17 August 1914Battle of StallupönenNesterov, Russia133 km EGerman victory
20 August 1914Battle of GumbinnenGusev, Russia24 km WRussian victory
7 September 1914First Battle of the Masurian LakesMasurian Lake District, Russia68 km SGerman victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.