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The Battle of Grunwald, Battle of Žalgiris, or First Battle of Tannenberg, was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War.
Battle of Grunwald, (First Tannenberg), (July 15, 1410), battle fought at Tannenberg (Polish: Stębark) in northeastern Poland (formerly East Prussia) that was a major Polish-Lithuanian victory over the Knights of the Teutonic Order.
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The two swords, pompously sent over by the doomed grand master of the Teutonic Knights, are depicted on the coat of arms of the commune of Grunwald – an enduring reminder of the fateful day which humbled one of the most formidable military orders of the medieval age.
Grunwald [ˈɡrunvalt] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grunwald, within Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. The village is chiefly known for a historic battle which took place there, namely the 1410 Battle of Grunwald between Polish-Lithuanian and Teutonic Knights forces. Geography
Also known as the Battle of Tannenberg, the victory of the Polish and Lithuanian armies over the Teutonic Knights took place in the fields of Grunwald, Łodwigow and Stębark – and was one of the greatest battles of mediaeval Europe.
Sep 14, 2023 · The Battle of Grunwald between the Teutonic Order and the Polish-Lithuanian union in 1410 shifted the balance of power in Eastern Europe. Sep 14, 2023 • By Greg Beyer, BA History & Linguistics, Journalism Diploma.
The Grunwald Monument (Polish: Pomnik Grunwaldzki) is an equestrian statue of King of Poland Władysław II Jagiełło (1352–1434) located at Matejko Square in Kraków's Old Town and constructed in 1910 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald.
