The Battle of Tannenburg: Massacre in the Marshes - Warfare . . . On August 21 Samsonov’s XV Corps under General Nicholas Martos ran into elements of the German XX Corps, and fighting began The Germans withdrew, so Martos pushed forward and took Soldau and Neidenburg, 10 miles inside the East Prussian border
After the battle of Tannenberg, the captured Russian General . . . Home to the most interesting, and often humorous, anecdotes and short accounts from history After the battle of Tannenberg, the captured Russian General Martos (commanding XV Corps) is apparently subject to the 'good cop, bad cop' routine
The defeat of the 2 th Russian army in Prussia Martos was a real combat commander The 15th and 13th corps advancing in the center were considered well-trained combat units The 6th corps (right flank) was a "composite" one, created from reserve units The Russian command made a big mistake in that reconnaissance was not organized at all
Battle of Tannenberg: The Success of German Operations in . . . General Samsonov was a career cavalry oficer in the Im-perial Russian Army and served in both the Russo-Japanese War and in World War I He died by suicide in Poland during the Battle of Tannenberg
Мартос, Николай Николаевич Мартос, Николай Николаевич, генерал от инфантерии Из дворян Полтавской губернии Родился 20 ноября 1858 г Окончил Полтавскую военную гимназию (ныне кадетский корпус) и поступил в Павловское военное училище, откуда, в