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  2. Russian entry into World War I - Wikipedia

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    When Russia did not comply, Germany declared war on Russia on August 1, 1914. According to its war plan , Germany prioritized its offensive against France , declaring war on August 3. Germany deployed its main armies through Belgium with the aim of encircling Paris .

  3. Russia in the First World War - Wikipedia

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    Map of military districts from the reform of 1913. “The Russians on their new front in Galicia”, repairing a destroyed bridge and evacuating the wounded by cart, images from the French magazine Le Miroir, August 6, 1916. The Russian railway network in 1912.

  4. Eastern Front (World War I) - Wikipedia

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    During World War I, approximately 200,000 German soldiers and 2.5 million soldiers from the Austro-Hungarian army entered Russian captivity. During the 1914 Russian campaign the Russians began taking thousands of Austrian prisoners.

  5. Timeline of World War I - Wikipedia

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    The Russian army enters East Prussia. August 20 Eastern: The Germans attack the Russians in East Prussia at the Battle of Gumbinnen. The attack is a failure in addition to being a deviation from the Schlieffen Plan. [29] Western: The Germans occupy Brussels. Western: Battle of Morhange-Sarrebourg, a phase of the Battle of Lorraine. August 21 ...

  6. World War I - Wikipedia

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    Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."

  7. Declarations of war during World War I - Wikipedia

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    Russian Empire Ottoman Empire: November 5, 1914 France British Empire: November 11, 1914 Ottoman Empire Russian Empire Japan British Empire: December 2, 1914 Serbia Ottoman Empire: December 3, 1914 Montenegro: December 5, 1914 Japan: May 23, 1915 Italy Austria-Hungary: August 21, 1915 Ottoman Empire: August 28, 1915 German Empire

  8. Russian invasion of East Prussia (1914) - Wikipedia

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    The Russian invasion of East Prussia occurred during World War I, lasting from August to September 1914.As well as being the natural course for the Russian Empire to take upon the declaration of war on the German Empire, it was also an attempt to focus the Imperial German Army on the Eastern Front, as opposed to the Western Front.

  9. 1914 in Russia - Wikipedia

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    Wilhelm did not reply to this telegram. 30 July - Prince Georgy Lvov creates the All-Russian Zemstvo Union for the Relief of Sick and Wounded Soldiers. 1 August - German Empire declares war on Russia; 6 August - Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia; 10 August - Austria-Hungary invades Russia [1] 17 August - The Battle of Tannenberg ends