On August 19, 1914, the troops of the 1st Russian Army struck a combat impact on German defense in East Prussia, forcing the enemy to retreat. Thus, the Russian Empire, as part of the military -political bloc, entered into a large -scale and bloody armed conflict – the First World War. At this moment, the Russian army was one of the most powerful in the world: in their technical specifications, small arms were not inferior to the relevant samples of the leading powers of the world, artillery, having all the batteries provided for by the mobilization plan, was completely ready for the expanded war. Throughout the course of hostilities, the weapons of the Russian troops were improved, new types of military equipment appeared. It was the Russian army with its successful actions on the Eastern Front that completely exhausted the enemy, thereby playing a significant role in the victory of the Entente countries.
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Author
Shunkov Viktor Nikolaevich, Andrey Gennadievich Mercnikov, Spector Anna Arturovna
Editor
Revko Igor Vasilievich
Publisher
AST, 2014
Series
Military Encyclopedia
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