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Definition of Tannenberg

1. Noun. A battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russians.

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Literary usage of Tannenberg

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1917)
"Tannenberg To complete the story of the Marne, it is necessary to recount now ... Hindenburg defeated the Warsaw army decisively at Tannenberg and the other ..."

2. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1917)
"This would have happened but for Tannenberg; it would have happened infallibly if the action of the two Russian armies had been properly coordinated, ..."

3. The Story of the Great War by Francis Joseph Reynolds, Allen Leon Churchill, Leonard Wood, Francis Trevelyan Miller, Austin Melvin Knight, Frederick Palmer, Frank Herbert Simonds, Arthur Brown Ruhl (1916)
"Tannenberg AND LEMBERG It was then that the kaiser summoned Hindenburg, gave him the task of defending East Prussia, and thus introduced one of the few ..."

4. The Story of the Great War by Francis Joseph Reynolds, Allen Leon Churchill, Leonard Wood, Francis Trevelyan Miller, Austin Melvin Knight, Frederick Palmer, Frank Herbert Simonds, Arthur Brown Ruhl (1916)
"Tannenberg AND LEMBERG It was then that the kaiser summoned Hindenburg, gave him the task of defending East Prussia, and thus introduced one of the few ..."

5. Russia by Alfred Rambaud, Edgar Saltus (1902)
"... (1392-1430)—Battles of the Vorskla (1399), and of Tannenberg (1410). THE LITHUANIANS—CONQUESTS OF ..."

6. Russia by Alfred Rambaud, Edgar Saltus (1898)
"... (1392-1430)—Battles of the Vorskla (1399), and of Tannenberg (1410). THE LITHUANIANS CONQUESTS OF ..."

7. The History of Russia from the Earliest Times to 1877 by Alfred Rambaud, Graeme Mercer Adam (1904)
"... (1392-1430)—Battles of the Vorskla (1399), and of Tannenberg (1410). THE LITHUANIANS—CONQUESTS OF ..."

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