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On the Eastern Front, German troops in East Prussia oppose the Russian 2nd Army. Aided by reconnaissance and the interception of uncoded Russian radio messages, the Germans effectively reposition their troops to counter the initial Russian advance. Five days later, after surrounding the Russians, the battle ends with a German victory and the capture of 125,000 Russians. Following this success, the Germans drive the Russians out of East Prussia with heavy casualties.
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On the Western Front, Paris is saved as French and British troops disrupt the Schlieffen Plan. Six hundred taxi cabs from the city help to move French troops to the Front. Aided by French aerial reconnaissance which reveals a gap has developed in the center of the whole German advance, the French and British exploit this weakness and press their advantage. The Germans then begin a strategic withdrawal northward as the Allies pursue.
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The engagement pitted German Fourth and Sixth Army against French VIII Army, the British Expeditionary Force and the Belgian Army. The resulting battle was characterized by bitter and confused fighting
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When both sides in the conflict dug in to take cover and hold their ground.
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Occurs as the British Navy warships destroys the German squadron of Admiral Graf von Spee in the south Atlantic off the coast of Argentina.
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occurs between German and British soldiers in the trenches of northern France.