How did the battle of tannenberg set the tone for combat on the eastern front

  hey there! the correct answer is that  the battle resulted in the almost complete destruction of the russian second army and the suicide of its commanding general, whic i alexander samsonov.hope this and have a great day (:

Hello  hiii5621answer: the battle almost destroyed the  entire  russian second army. due to the stress of the war and personal problems, the commanding general for the russian's, alexander samsonov, committed suicide.hope this you! -chris