German Eighth Army
Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, commander
General Erich Ludendorff, Chief of Staff
Col. Max Hoffmann, Chief of operations
I Army Corps
1st Infantry Division
- 1st Infantry Brigade
- 1st Grenadiers
- 41st Infantry
- 2nd Infantry Brigade
- 3rd Grenadiers
- 43rd Infantry
- 1st Field Artillery Brigade
- 16th Field Artillery
- 52nd Field Artillery
- 8th Uhlans
2nd Infantry Division
- 3rd Infantry Brigade
- 4th Grenadiers
- 44th Infantry
- 4th Infantry Brigade
- 33rd Fusiliers
- 45th Infantry
XVII Army Corps
35th Infantry Division
- 70th Infantry Brigade
- 21st Infantry
- 61st Infantry
- 87th Infantry Brigade
- 174th Infantry
- 176th Infantry
- 35th Field Artillery Brigade
- 36th Field Artillery
- 72nd Field Artillery
- 4th Mounted Rifles
36th Infantry Division
- 69th Infantry Brigade
- 129th Infantry
- 175th Infantry
- 71st Infantry Brigade
- 5th Grenadiers
- 128th Infantry
- 35th Field Artillery Brigade
- 36th Field Artillery
- 72nd Field Artillery
- 5th Hussars
XX Army Corps
37th Infantry Division
- 73rd Infantry Brigade
- 147th Infantry
- 151st Infantry
- 1st Jager Battalion
- 75th Infantry Brigade
- 146th Infantry
- 150th Infantry
- 37th Field Artillery Brigade
- 73rd Field Artillery
- 82nd Field Artillery
- 11th Dragoons
41st Infantry Division
- 72nd Infantry Brigade
- 18th Infantry
- 59th Infantry
- 74th Infantry Brigade
- 148th Infantry
- 152nd Infantry
- 41st Field Artillery Brigade
- 35th Field Artillery
- 79th Field Artillery
- 10th Dragoons
I Reserve Corps
1st Reserve Division
- 1st Reserve Infantry Brigade
- 1st Reserve Infantry
- 3rd Reserve Infantry
- 72nd Reserve Infantry Brigade
- 18th Reserve Infantry
- 59th Reserve Infantry
- 1st Reserve Jager Battalion
- 1st Reserve Field Artillery
3rd Reserve Division
- 5th Reserve Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Reserve Infantry
- 9th Reserve Infantry
- 6th Reserve Infantry Brigade
- 34th Reserve Infantry
- 49th Reserve Infantry
- 3rd Reserve Field Artillery
- 5th Reserve Dragoons
- 1st Reserve Uhlans
36th Reserve Division
- 69th Reserve Infantry Brigade
- 21st Reserve Infantry
- 61st Reserve Infantry
- 2nd Reserve Jager Battalion
- 70th Reserve Infantry Brigade
- 5th Reserve Infantry
- 54th Infantry (detached from the 3rd Division at the outbreak of war)
- 36th Reserve Field Artillery
- 1st Reserve Hussars
Höheres Landwehr Kommando No. 1 / 1st Landwehr Division
- 33rd Mixed Landwehr Brigade
- 75th Landwehr Infantry
- 76th Landwehr Infantry
- 34th Mixed Landwehr Brigade
- 31st Landwehr Infantry
- 84th Landwehr Infantry
- Landwehr Cavalry Regiment
1st Cavalry Division
- 1st Cavalry Brigade
- 3rd (East Prussian) Cuirassiers "Count Wrangel"
- 1st (Lithuanian) Dragoons "Prince Albrecht of Prussia"
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade
- 12th (Lithuanian) Uhlans
- 9th Jäger zu Pferde
- 41st Cavalry Brigade
- 5th (West Prussian) Cuirassiers "Duke Frederick Eugene of Württemberg"
- 4th (1st Pomeranian) Uhlans "von Schmidt"
Other units in the field
- Königsbergs Reserve
- 1st Landwehr Brigade
- Lötzen Fortress Brigare
- 70th Landwehr Brigade
- Königsberg Fortress Division
- Thorn Fortress Division
- Graudenz Fortress Division
- 6th Landwehr Brigade
Reinforcements
- 3rd Reserve Division
- 2nd Landwehr Brigade
- 1st Landwehr Division
- Posen Fortress Division
From the Western Front
- XI Army Corps
- 22nd Division
- 38th Division
- Guards Reserve Corps
- 3rd Guards Infantry Division
- 1st Guards Reserve Division
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