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Battle of Stallupönen

Battle of Stallupönen was a battle fought on 17 August 1914 at Nesterov, in what is now Russia. It was part of the WWI Eastern Front, which ran from 1914 to 1918. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: 18,000 against 50,000.

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East Prussia, August 17 – 23, 1914
East Prussia, August 17 – 23, 1914. Department of Military Art and Engineering, at the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought17 August 1914
WhereNesterov, Russia54.631N, 22.573E
OutcomeGerman victory
BelligerentsGerman EmpireagainstRussian Empire
Casualties and losses1,500and619 killed; 2,382 wounded; 4,466 captured; Total: 7,467
Part ofWWI Eastern Front1914 to 1918

Where it sits in the WWI Eastern Front

Battle of Łódź, 1914Russian invasion of East Prussia, 1914Battle of Kraśnik, 1914Battle of Rawa, 1914Battle of Krzywopłoty, 1914Battle of Bzurą 1914, 1914Battle of Stallupönen, 1914Battle of Gumbinnen, 1914Battle of Komarów, 1914Battle of Gnila Lipa, 1914Battle of Augustów, 1914Battle of Kraków (1914), 1914Battle of Limanowa, 1914Carpathian Front, 1914second battle of Krakow, 1914Battle of Bolimów, 1915Battles of Przasnysz, 1915Battle of Konary, 1915Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive, 1915Narew Offensive, 1915Siege of Novogeorgievsk, 1915Siege of Kovno, 1915Sventiany Offensive, 1915Battle of Ustechko (1916), 1916Brusilov Offensive, 1916Second Battle of Ķekava, 1916Baranovichi Offensive, 1916Kerensky Offensive, 1917Battle of Toboly, 1917Battle of Zborov, 1917Battle of Riga, 1917Battle of Jugla, 1917Battle of Moon Sound, 1917Battle of Rarańcza, 1918Battle of Bakhmach, 1918Battle of Kaniów, 191819141918Battle of Stallupönen, 1914
36 placed engagements of the WWI Eastern Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date17 August 1914
PlaceNesterov, Russia
54.631N, 22.573E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength18,00050,000
Casualties and losses1,500619 killed; 2,382 wounded; 4,466 captured; Total: 7,467
Commanders
  • Hermann von François
Battle of StallupönenBattle of StallupönenBattle of GumbinnenBattle of FilipówSiege of ChristmemelBattle of Gross-JägersdorfFirst Battle of the Masurian LakesBattle of GumbinnenBattle of FilipówSiege of ChristmemelFirst Battle of the Masurian LakesKaliningradKaunasHrodnaKlaipėdaEłkSovetskOlsztynPanevežys100 km54.631N, 22.573E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Stallupönen
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 5 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Stallupönen today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-07-10. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 74 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 43 to 90 m, 47 m of relief, flat country and today it is 51% grassland, 29% cropland, 15% tree cover.

grassland: 51%cropland: 29%tree cover: 15%built-up: 4%grassland 51%cropland 29%tree cover 15%built-up 4%
west to east, 10.0 km51 to 78 mnorth to south, 10.0 km49 to 81 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: RUS 3RD CORPSDefender: GER 1ST CORPS
Strength50,00040,000
Casualties3,500 (7.0%)2,000 (5.0%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1036
Outcomedefender won
Duration1 day
Front width32 km32 km
Attacker advanced-11.2 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 278), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Stallupönen is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q149560, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Stallupönen, revision 1379181218, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.