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After Tannenberg, an official inquiry by the Russians blamed Zhilinskiy for poorly coordinating the operations of the two armies; he was relieved of command and sent to France as a military liaison. Rennenkampf was exonerated, but then dismissed after his defeat at the Masurian Lakes and forced into retirement in 1915. By contrast, Hindenburg and (to a lesser extent) Ludendorff were hailed as heroes in Germany, with medallions, postcards, and other media featuring Hindenburg's image quickly manufactured and distributed across the country. The aura created by Tannenberg (and by their subsequent successes on the Eastern Front) would lead to the two men being given supreme military authority in 1916 and becoming effective co-dictators thereafter, wielding more real power inside Germany than either the Kaiser or the Reichstag. In this way, the outcome of Tannenberg strongly influenced the course of events within wartime Germany.
After Tannenberg, an official inquiry by the Russians blamed Zhilinskiy for poorly coordinating the operations of the two armies; he was relieved of command and sent to France as a military liaison. Rennenkampf was exonerated, but then dismissed after his defeat at the Masurian Lakes and forced into retirement in 1915. By contrast, Hindenburg and (to a lesser extent) Ludendorff were hailed as heroes in Germany, with medallions, postcards, and other media featuring Hindenburg's image quickly manufactured and distributed across the country. The aura created by Tannenberg (and by their subsequent successes on the Eastern Front) would lead to the two men being given supreme military authority in 1916 and becoming effective co-dictators thereafter, wielding more real power inside Germany than either the Kaiser or the Reichstag. In this way, the outcome of Tannenberg strongly influenced the course of events within wartime Germany.
==Tanneberg Monument==
The Battle of Tannenberg was perhaps General Hindenburg greatest victory. A monument to the German soldiers was built at the site. Hindenburg, who on to become President of the [[Weimar Republic]], was interned at the site in 1934. As the [[Red Army]] approached in 1945, German troops removed Hindenburg's remains. In 1949, the [[Polish]] government razed the site, leaving few traces.
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