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The Battle of the Masurian Lakes.

104 years ago today in 1915, in the middle of ahowling winter snowstorm that sliced through thebones of man and beast alike, General Paul vonHindenburg, gave the order for the German EighthArmy to attack the Russian tenth army, thusbeginning the harrowing Winter Battle of theMasurian Lakes. It would be a full fortnight beforethe battle was […]

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