#grunwald

Jan Matejko, Bitwa pod Grunwaldem (The Battle of Grunwald) [fragment]

Battle of Grunwald 2024, Poland.

PL:

Pola Grunwaldu

15 lipca 1410 roku na polach pod Grunwaldem miała miejsce jedna z największych bitew w historii średniowiecznej Europy. Stoczona ona została pomiędzy siłami zakonu krzyżackiego, wspomaganego przez rycerstwo zachodnioeuropejskie (głównie z Czech, z wielu księstw śląskich, z Pomorza Zachodniego i z pozostałych państw Świętego Cesarstwa Rzymskiego) oraz Prusów pod dowództwem wielkiego mistrza Ulricha von Jungingena, a połączonymi siłami polskimi i litewskimi (złożonymi głównie z Polaków, Litwinów i Rusinów) oraz niewielkich wojsk tatarskich wspieranych lennikami obu tych krajów (Hospodarstwo Mołdawskie, księstwo mazowieckie, księstwo płockie, księstwo bełskie, Podole i litewskie lenna na Rusi) oraz najemnikami z Czech, Moraw i z księstw Śląska oraz uciekinierami ze Złotej Ordy i chorągwiami prywatnymi (między innymi chorągiew z Nowogrodu Wielkiego księcia Lingwena Semena), pod dowództwem króla Polski Władysława II Jagiełły i wielkiego księcia litewskiego Witolda.

Bitwa ta zakończyła się zwycięstwem wojsk polsko-litewskich, co miało ogromne znaczenie dla dalszych losów obu krajów.

EN:

Fields of Grunwald, Poland

On July 15, 1410, one of the largest battles in the history of medieval Europe took place in the fields near Grunwald. It was fought between the forces of the Teutonic Order, supported by Western European knights and the Prussians under the command of Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen, against the combined Polish and Lithuanian forces along with a small contingent of Tatar troops supported by vassals from both countries as well as mercenaries from Bohemia, Moravia, and the Silesian duchies, and refugees from the Golden Horde and private banners under the command of King of Poland Władysław II Jagiełło and Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas.

A "memorable date in the military history of Russia" that wasn't.... According to Google translate, Russia has decided that the 15th of July is a "memorable date of the military history of Russia" because "on this day in 1410, Russian troops and their allies defeated the German knights in the Battle of Grunwald". Wait....what????? Back in the real world, this is just another Russian lie.... The battle of Grunwald (Žalgiris) was one of the largest and most significant battles that took place in medieval Europe, and was a decisive victory for the combined forces of King Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland and Vytautas the Grand Duke of Lithuania, against the Teutonic Knights. The Lithuanian army under the command of Grand Duke Vytautas was comprised of 40 banners and included troops from all parts of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which at that time included the whole of modern Belarus, parts of what is now western Russia and most of Ukraine. The only tangible connection between the battle of Grunwald and Russia is the fact that three of the Lithuanian banners were from Smolensk. But although Smolensk is in Russia today, back in 1410 it was in Lithuania, and the Smolensk banners (whose ethnic composition is not known) were led into battle by Prince Simeon Lingwen - the King of Poland's brother. And as a Russian state didn't actually exist at the time, and its precursor - the Grand Duchy of Moscow - played no part in the battle whatsoever, calling it a "memorable date of the military history of Russia" really is a bit of a stretch....