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Žalgiris (basketball Club)
Žalgiris is a translation of the German word ''Grünwald'' (green forest) and also the Polish word ''Grunwald'' and can refer to: * Battle of Žalgiris, Lithuanian name for the Battle of Grunwald, a decisive battle in 1410 * BC Žalgiris, a basketball team from Kaunas, Lithuania * BC Žalgiris Vilnius, former name of BC Statyba, a basketball team from Vilnius, Lithuania * FK Žalgiris Vilnius, a soccer team from Vilnius, Lithuania * FK Žalgiris Kaunas, a soccer team from Kaunas, Lithuania * Žalgiris Arena, a multi-purpose indoor arena in Kaunas * Žalgiris Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in Vilnius * Žalgiris Stadium (Klaipėda), a multi-purpose stadium in Klaipėda See also * Žalgiris Kaunas (other) * Greenwald * Grunewald (other) * Grünwald (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Grunwald
The Battle of Grunwald, Battle of Žalgiris or First Battle of Tannenberg was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. The alliance of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led respectively by King Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila), who did not participate in the battle himself, and Grand Duke Vytautas, decisively defeated the German Teutonic Order, led by Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen. Most of the Teutonic Order's leadership were killed or taken prisoner. Although defeated, the Teutonic Order withstood the subsequent siege of the Malbork Castle and suffered minimal territorial losses at the Peace of Thorn (1411), with other territorial disputes continuing until the Treaty of Melno in 1422. The order, however, never recovered their former power, and the financial burden of war reparations caused internal conflicts and an economic downturn in the lands controlled by them. The battle shifted the balance of pow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
