▁L akes ▁near ▁An ger burg ▁( W ę gor zew o , ▁Poland ) ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁anch ored ▁on ▁the ▁Ang rap a ▁River . ▁Bol ster ing ▁his ▁forces ▁were ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁XX VI ▁Cor p , ▁which ▁he ▁placed ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁König s berg , ▁moving ▁his ▁more ▁experienced ▁troops ▁south ▁into ▁his ▁main ▁line . ▁His ▁forces ▁also ▁included ▁two ▁inf antry ▁divisions ▁held ▁in ▁reserve . ▁All ▁in ▁all , ▁he ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁an ▁excellent ▁position ▁to ▁await ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁T enth ▁Army , ▁forming ▁up ▁to ▁his ▁south . ▁ ▁Battle ▁▁ ▁German ▁efforts ▁at ▁mo pping ▁up ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Army ▁were ▁essentially ▁complete ▁by ▁ 2 ▁September ▁and ▁H inden burg ▁immediately ▁started ▁moving ▁his ▁units ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁R enn enk ampf ' s ▁line . ▁He ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁safely ▁ignore ▁the ▁Russian ▁right ▁( in ▁the ▁north ), ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁extensive ▁def ensive ▁works ▁outside ▁of ▁König s berg . ▁Adding ▁to ▁his ▁force ▁were ▁two ▁newly ▁arrived ▁Corps ▁from ▁the ▁Western ▁Front , ▁the ▁Gu ards ▁Reserve ▁Corps ▁and ▁the ▁XI ▁Corps . ▁Then , ▁like ▁R enn enk ampf , ▁H inden burg ▁fed ▁his ▁new est ▁troops ▁into ▁the ▁northern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁and ▁planned ▁an ▁off ensive ▁against ▁the ▁south . ▁But ▁unlike ▁R enn enk ampf , ▁H inden burg ▁had ▁enough ▁forces ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁cover ▁the