The Eastern Front and Activities

The Eastern Front and Activities

The Eastern Front

• The Eastern Front refers to the frontline between German and Austria Hungary against Russia.

• It wold see some of the most brutal fighting of the First World War.

• The Russians mobilise faster than expected and push into eastern Germany.

• The Germans counter attack however and push them out.

• The Russians are defeated at the Battle of Tannenberg by General Paul von Hindenburg and General Erich Ludendorff.

• The Russians are then defeated in two battles of the Masurian Lakes and are expelled entirely from Germany.

• They will steadily retreat until 1917.

Multiple Choice

The Eastern Front was fought between ________

• Russia and France

• Russia and Germany

• Britain, France and Germany

• Russia and Turkey

Multiple Choice

If the Eastern Front was the war between Russia and Germany which do you think was the Western Front was being fought between?

• Britain, France against Germany

• Italy against Austria

• Britain against Russia

• Zimbabwe against Mozambique

Open Ended

What do we know about the Russian army at this time having studied it in the topic "The Russian Revolution"? What comments can you make on it's effectiveness and ability?