Niemen

//ˈniːmən// name

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  1. 1
    Alternative form of Neman (a river in Eastern Europe) alt-of, alternative

    "[…]two Russian armies would advance into East Prussia, one westward from the Niemen, the other northward from the Narew, with the object of encircling and immobilizing all enemy forces there."

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"[…]two Russian armies would advance into East Prussia, one westward from the Niemen, the other northward from the Narew, with the object of encircling and immobilizing all enemy forces there."

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