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Hindenberg Triumphs in Eastern Prussia Swamp Trap
From Przemyśl to Palm Beach a correspondent recalls the pause before Hindenberg’s breakthrough. Russians massed toward Konigsberg but the marshal ordered his defense, then unleashed a swamp driven counterattack that captured 93 000 Russians in 96 hours while German losses neared 160 000. The war office cheered, vindicating the aged strategist at last.
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William G. Shepherd
Przemysl
Austria
New York
von Hindenberg
Hindenberg
Kaiser
Germany
War Office
Berlin
Prussia
Russia
Konigsberg
Tannenberg
Konigesberg
America