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On September 10 the German flank attack on the Russian 1st army south of the main line near Konigsberg had broken through the Russian defenses and the Russian supply lines laid open. Hindenburg then made a grave mistake and turned his troops north toward Goldap instead of making toward Wierzbalowo by way of moving south of the forest of Rominten. This allowed the Russians to escape back into Lithuania instead of suffering a similar fate to that of the 2nd army at Tannenberg.
Though it probably wouldn't have been completely destroyed, the Russian 1st army could have lost several corps including the difficult-to-replace artillery. Supposing Hindenburg had taken the risk and won big, destroying 2 Russian armies in as many weeks, what would happen next?
OTL the Russians were able to regroup and stop the Germans on the Nieman river while Hindenburg wasted his troops by trying to force said river. Meanwhile the Russians were slaughtering the AHs in Galicia. So would Hindenburg try to invade Lithuania to go after the Russian 10th army, recently formed near Osowiec, or would he try to help the AHs?
http://www.firstworldwar.com/maps/graphics/maps_21_east_prussia1914_7.jpg
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/masurian1.htm
On September 10 the German flank attack on the Russian 1st army south of the main line near Konigsberg had broken through the Russian defenses and the Russian supply lines laid open. Hindenburg then made a grave mistake and turned his troops north toward Goldap instead of making toward Wierzbalowo by way of moving south of the forest of Rominten. This allowed the Russians to escape back into Lithuania instead of suffering a similar fate to that of the 2nd army at Tannenberg.
Though it probably wouldn't have been completely destroyed, the Russian 1st army could have lost several corps including the difficult-to-replace artillery. Supposing Hindenburg had taken the risk and won big, destroying 2 Russian armies in as many weeks, what would happen next?
OTL the Russians were able to regroup and stop the Germans on the Nieman river while Hindenburg wasted his troops by trying to force said river. Meanwhile the Russians were slaughtering the AHs in Galicia. So would Hindenburg try to invade Lithuania to go after the Russian 10th army, recently formed near Osowiec, or would he try to help the AHs?