LECHFELD

lĕkhˈfĕlt, plain near Augsburg, S Germany, drained by the Lech River. There in 955, King (later Emperor) Otto I defeated the Magyars and stopped their expansion into central Europe.

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books on: Lechfeld  - 94 results

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Medieval Warfare: A Bibliographical Guide
Book by Everett U. Crosby; Garland, 2000
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History, Military--Bibliography, Europe--History, Military--Bibliography, Islamic Empire--History, Military--Bibliography, Military Art And Science--Byzantine Empire--History--Bibliography, Military Art And Science--Europe--History--To 1500--Bibliography, Military Art And Science--Islamic Empire--History--Bibliography
...Bundesverlag, 1976 . Bogyay, Thomas von, Lechfeld, Ende und Anfang. Geschichtliche Hintergrunde...Beitrag zur Tausendjahrfeier des Sieges am Lechfeld. Munchen: Karpathia, 1955 . Brusten...Barthel, Die Ungarnschlacht auf dem Lechfeld Gunzenle im Jahre 955. Abhandlungen...
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Epidemics and Genocide in Eastern Europe, 1890-1945
Book by Paul Julian Weindling; Oxford University Press, 2000
Subjects: Bacteriology--Germany--History--19th Century, Bacteriology--Germany--History--20th Century, Epidemics--Europe, Eastern--History--19th Century, Epidemics--Europe, Eastern--History--20th Century, Genocide--Europe, Eastern--History--20th Century
...military transit camp (or DULAG) of Lechfeld in Bavaria, there were repeated outbreaks...the freecorps and revolutionaries. The Lechfeld camp was a focus for the delousing corps...informant for the enlightenment squad at Lechfeld in 1919, charged with inculcating sound...
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The Rise of the Mediaeval Church and Its Influence on the Civilisation of Western Europe: From the First to the Thirteenth Century
Book by Alexander Clarence Flick; G. P. Putnams Sons, 1909
Subjects: Church History--Middle Ages, 600-1500
...the nation to rally around Otto. In the decisive battle of Lechfeld 9 55 the Huns were effectively checked and began to settle...already taken the crown of Lombardy. On the battlefield of Lechfeld ____________________ 1 Pertz, iv., 328...
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To Win the Winter Sky: The Air War over the Ardennes, 1944-1945
Book by Danny S. Parker; Combined Publishing, 1994
Subjects: Ardennes, Battle Of The, 1944-1945, World War, 1939-1945--Aerial Operations
...Eichhorn, was killed when his 262 stalled on landing approach to Lechfeld after an engine failure. The jet tumbled to the concrete in...There were a few victories, mostly against stray fighters over Lechfeld, but the losses were unacceptable. The "operational" status...
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Germany, a Short History
Book by George N. Shuster, Arnold Bergstraesser; W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1944
Subjects: Germany--History
...fights with Slavs and the invading Magyars; foundation of Meissen; conquest of Lausitz 936-973 Otto I 955 Battle of the Lechfeld; defeat of the Magyars; re-establish ment of the Austrian Mark 962 Coronation in Rome; renewal of the empire 1024-1125...
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magazine articles on: Lechfeld  - 4 results

 
 
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The Battle of Lechfeld: August 10th, 955
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 55, August 2005
Subjects: Battles--History, Bavaria, Germany--History, Bavaria, Germany--Military aspects, Hungary--History, Hungary--Military aspects, Magyars--History, Magyars--Military aspects
The Battle of Lechfeld: August 10th, 955. by Richard Cavendish...threatened. Battle was joined at the Lechfeld, somewhere south of Augbsurg on the...revived the Holy Roman Empire. Before the Lechfeld battle he had already had himself crowned...
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The Ideal of Unity; Russell Chamberlin Examines the Origins and Development of Europe's Persistent Vision of Unity from the Birth of the Holy Roman Empire to Its Fall
Magazine article by Russell Chamberlin; History Today, Vol. 53, November 2003
Subjects: Europe--History, Europe--Political aspects, European federation--History, European federation--Political aspects, European federation--Social aspects
...pope could bestow. Like Charlemagne before his own imperial coronation, Otto was already a figure of European stature. At Lechfeld (955) near Augsburg, his army had destroyed an immense army of Magyars, true barbarians as murderous as the Hurts. It...
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Installation Closings
Magazine article by Gil High; Soldiers, Vol. 52, April 1997
Subjects: Americans abroad, Armed forces, Army-US, Department of Defense, Germany, Military bases
...Family Housing Area. Two other Augsburg housing areas-Centerville and Cramerton - will also close, as will the Deuringen and Lechfeld training areas. These four areas were partial returns and Department of Defense officials said these moves will close all...
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Air Warriors (Revamped Flag Exercises Reflect New Missions)
Magazine article by Stew Magnuson; National Defense, Vol. 91, December 2006
Subjects: Armed forces, Exercise, Military aircraft, Military personnel, Military training, Physical fitness, Unmanned aerial vehicles, War
...first time, he had a much better chance of surviving. Outside the Red Flag headquarters, as German PA-200 Tornadoes from Lechfeld Air Base, Germany, took off, Lt. Col. Craig Anfinsen, director of operations, explained a typical day. At that moment...


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newspaper articles on: Lechfeld  - 2 results

 
 
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Memory in the Tide of Time
Newspaper article by Colin Walters; The Washington Times, May 28, 2000
...changed out of all recognition. At the same time, the grown man recalls the impression made upon him as a boy by the battle of Lechfeld, when in 955 the Magyars invaded for the last time. In a local attic, there is or was (what does it matter now?) a tailors...
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How Magyars Scourged, Then Founded a Nation over 1,000 Years
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 29, 2003
...calls them "breeds of Satan." Then in 955 the Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great won a resounding victory over them at Lechfeld near Augsburg and the Magyars did what no other band of horsemen who had scourged Europe did - they settled down and created...


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encyclopedia articles on: Lechfeld  - 5 results

 
 
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Lechfeld
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LECHFELD lekh felt, plain near Augsburg, S Germany, drained by the Lech River. There in 955, King (later Emperor) Otto I defeated...
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Magyars
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...They conquered Moravia and penetrated deep into Germany until they were checked (955) by Holy Roman Emperor Otto I at the Lechfeld. Under St. Stephen , Christianity was introduced early in the 11th cent., and the Magyars consolidated their state. They...
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Otto I , Holy Roman Emperor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Magyars ended the rebellion and forced the dukes to form a united front against the invaders, who were defeated (955) in the Lechfeld. Otto had already begun to counter the ducal power by creating the "Ottonian system," entailing close alliance between...
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Conrad the Red
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...invading the empire. When the invasion united the people behind Otto, Conrad submitted. He fought with valor under Otto at the Lechfeld but was killed in the battle. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with...
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Hungary
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...earlier settlers, but they also continued to press westward until defeated by King (later Holy Roman Emperor) Otto I, at the Lechfeld (955). Halted in its expansion, the Hungarian state began to solidify. Its first king, St. Stephen (reigned 1001 38...


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