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Also known as: Tannenberg

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Battle of Grunwald

In Battle of Grunwald
…of Grunwald and Tannenberg (Polish: Stębark) in northeastern Poland (formerly East Prussia) that marked a major Polish-Lithuanian victory over the Knights of the Teutonic Order. The battle ended of the order’s expansion along the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea, and after it the order declined significantly in power, having…
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Battle of Tannenberg

In Battle of Tannenberg
…War I battle fought at Tannenberg, East Prussia (now Stębark, Poland), that ended in a German victory over the Russians. The crushing defeat occurred barely a month into the conflict, but it became emblematic of the Russian Empire’s experience in World War I.
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