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Event war Europe

Battle of Tannenberg

1914 CE

German forces encircled and destroyed two Russian armies in East Prussia during the opening weeks of World War I.

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Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Canada Polity · Americas Founded 1815 CE · attested to 2026 CE World War I Conflict · Europe 1914 CE – 1918 CE Plitvice Lakes Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Giant's Causeway Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

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