A Victory Complete: The Battle of Tannenberg, 1914

The Game

A Victory Complete: The Battle of Tannenburg, 1914, is a boardgame covering the battle of Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes in August 1914 between Germany and Russia.

The Scene:

The battle for Tannenberg and the Masurian lakes is one of the most famous battles in history. Even though the battle was insignificant in numbers of forces engaged compared to other battles fought during WW I, it represent a master- piece of exercising modern military strategy. One of the most astonishing victories ever was scored in a classical battle of local superiority and maneuver.

Tannenberg 1914

The game covers the battles of Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes during mid August through mid September. Two ill prepared, yet superior in numbers, Imperial Russian armies attack East Prussia in August 1914 in order to honor the Franco-Russian Alliance of 1894.