This newspaper extra is part of the 18th of February, 1915, edition. The top headline says ‘What We Captured in East Prussia’, and is a report from the German General Headquarters. The report details that the Germans captured 64,000 Russian troops, along with 71 cannons and over 100 machine guns and planes. At the time, Germany was fighting in the Winter Battle of the Masurian Lakes. By the 21st of February, the survivors of the Russian 20th Army Corps surrender after being surrounded by the German Tenth Army. This gave Germans a front in Russia and the Germans drove the Russians from East Prussia. The bottom headline details the crash of ‘Airship “L3”’, but informs the reader that its crew was rescued when the airship experienced motor problems off the west coast of Denmark and went down whilst on a reconnaissance mission. February 18th is also the date that the Germans begin U-boat warfare and they attack ships in the waters around the British Isles.
Magdeburgifche Zeitung
