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The Pomeranian Griffin secret military organization (Polish: Tajna Organizacja Wojskowa Gryf Pomorski) was a Polish anti-Nazi resistance group active in Pomerania and East Prussia during World War II. A major Polish resistance organization in the Pomerania region, at its height in 1943 it might have had as many as 20,000 members, although only ...
The Swantiborides (Swantiboriden) were related to the Griffins, but the link remains unclear. Probably they descend from Swantibor, a Pomeranian duke overthrown in a rebellion and expelled to Poland in 1105/06. This Swantibor might have been a cousin of Swantopolk, a Pomeranian duke defeated by Boleslaw III of Poland in a campaign of 1111/12.
- 12th century
- Wartislaw I
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The coat of arms of Pomerania, also known as the Pomeranian Griffin, is the symbol of Pomerania, a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. It depicts a red griffin with yellow (golden) beak and claws, placed within a white (silver) shield. It originates from the late 12th ...
Searchable Databases. Now introducing the Pommern Database Person Search, a searchable index to records from Pomerania. This database takes a different approach, as the Pommerscher Greif and the PTG have created indexes to civil records. Our database focuses on records that are often overlooked, such as citizen registers, guild records, land ...
Media in category "Coats of arms of the Duchy of Pomerania (Griffin dynasty)" The following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. Arms of Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.svg 430 × 500; 598 KB
In the early 12th century, Obodrite, Polish, Saxon, and Danish conquests resulted in vassalage and Christianization of the formerly pagan and independent Pomeranian tribes. In the High Middle Ages, (about 1100-1300 AD) the area became Christian and was ruled by local dukes of the House of Pomerania and the Samborides, at various times vassals ...
Jan 11, 2024 · Descendants - Siemomysl Pomorski - Duke of Pomerania (ca. 1000 - ca. 1046) founded the Griffin dynasty line in western Pomerania, and after 1620 they died on the men's line. The descendants of the knight branch after 1280 are no longer in Pomerania in the annals and reports.
