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To: ProtectOurFreedom; SunkenCiv

The battle of Grunwald or in German, Tannenburg, was a pivotal moment in the development of the Polish state. It is eulogized even today and made into a grand Slav vs Teutons story, which it wasn’t quite.

It cemented the Lithuanian(which contained most of modern Belarus as well) Polish commonwealth that lasted until 1793.

Your ancestors may very well have been on BOTH sides of the battle!


23 posted on 08/31/2020 9:49:27 PM PDT by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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To: Cronos; ProtectOurFreedom
Your ancestors may very well have been on BOTH sides of the battle!
Heh... that's one of the risks ya take, just by bein' born. :^) It's probably true of many, many battles throughout the ages, including currently unknown prehistoric ones.

25 posted on 08/31/2020 10:21:18 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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