TANNENBERG

täˈnənbĕrkˌ, Pol. Stębark, village, Warmińsko-Mazurskie prov., NE Poland, near Olsztyn. Formerly in East Prussia, it was transferred (1945) by the Potsdam Conference to Polish administration. Two important battles were fought there. In the first, fought in 1410 between Tannenberg and the nearby village of Grünwald, Polish and Lithuanian forces under Ladislaus II (Ladislaus Jagiello) halted the eastward expansion of the Teutonic Knights. The second and better-known battle occurred during World War I (Aug. 27–30, 1914). Russian armies under generals Samsonov and Rennenkampf had invaded East Prussia from the south and east, respectively. German strategy was to surround Samsonov's forces; 90,000 Russian prisoners were taken, and Samsonov committed suicide. Rennenkampf, whose unwillingness to aid Samsonov greatly facilitated the German victory, was defeated soon afterward in the battle of the Masurian Lakes. The Russian advance into East Prussia, though ill-fated, relieved considerably the German pressure against the West during the first critical weeks of the war. The battle of Tannenberg is a central event in Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's novel August 1914 (1972).

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Film Front Weimar: Representations of the First World War in German Films of the Weimar Period (1919-1933)
Book by Bernadette Kester; Amsterdam University Press, 2003
Subjects: Motion Pictures--Germany--History--20th Century, Propaganda, German--History--20th Century, World War, 1914-1918--Motion Pictures And The War
is that the 1932 TANNENBERG contains animations that seem to come from...scene of the later film a silhouette of the Tannenberg monument is identical to the final scene of the 1927 TANNENBERG. The later TANNENBERG obviously served as...
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Military Heritage of America
Book by R. Ernest Dupuy, Trevor N. Dupuy; McGraw-Hill, 1956
Subjects: Military Art And Science, United States--History, Military
...had created. The Russian losses at Tannenberg were approximately 125,000 men and...than 10,000 men. The disaster of Tannenberg was the greatest defeat suffered by...which came about a fortnight after Tannenberg, passed without much comment amongst...
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The History of the Organ in the United States
Book by Orpha Ochse; Indiana University Press, 1975
Subjects: Organ (Musical Instrument)--United States--History, Organ Builders--United States
...Bethlehem in 1754. Here, in 1757, Tannenberg began working for the organ builder...Tannenbergs apprenticeship. In 1765 Tannenberg moved to Lititz, remaining there the...Bachmann arrived from Herrnhut to work for Tannenberg. Bachmann married Tannenbergs youngest...
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The Later Crusades, 1274-1580: From Lyons to Alcazar
Book by Norman Housley; Oxford University Press, 1992
Subjects: Crusades, Europe--History--1492-1648, Europe--History--476-1492
...Baltic Studies , 6 1975 , 247-58. On Tannenberg, see S. Ekdahl, Die Schlacht bei Tannenberg, 1410 . Quellenkritische Untersuchungen...Quellenlage Berlin, 1982 . G. C. Evans s Tannenberg 1410:1914 London, 1970 is cursory...
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The Enemy within: The inside Story of German Sabotage in America
Book by Henry Landau; G.P. Putmans sons, 1937
Subjects: Sabotage, World War, 1914-1918--Secret Service--Germany, World War, 1914-1918--United States
...letters exchanged between Carella and Dr. Tannenberg. Carella had been retained by Dr. Tannenberg to obtain the Lyndhurst affidavits. A...correspondence between Carella and Dr. Tannenberg is quoted below: April 10th, 1931. William...
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Victory Myths and the Battle of Tannenberg
Journal article by Norman Dubeski; Journal of Political and Military Sociology, Vol. 29, 2001
Subjects: Errors, Folklore, Military engagements, World War I
Victory Myths and the Battle of Tannenberg by Norman Dubeski INTRODUCTION Sometimes...cultural influence of a battle like Tannenberg, Kosovo, or Pearl Harbor is felt generations...BATTLE AND THE LEGEND The Battle of Tannenberg was fought approximately over a five...
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The Battle of the Marne: Myths and Reality of Germany's "Fateful Battle" (1)
Journal article by Annika Mombauer; The Historian, Vol. 68, 2006
Subjects: Battles--Myths and legends
...any effect for the ensuing Battle of Tannenberg (27-30 August 1914). Instead...turning it into a victory at the Battle of Tannenberg. Arguably, those two corps could have...38. (14.) Dennis E. Showalter, Tannenberg. Clash of Empires (Hamden, Conn...
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The Teutonic Knights and Baltic Chivalry
Journal article by William Urban; The Historian, Vol. 57, 1995
Subjects: Germany--History, Knights and knighthood--History
...The orders defeat at the battle of Tannenberg (Grunwald) in 1410 essentially settled...11 Sven Ekdahl, Die Schlacht bei Tannenberg 1410 (Berlin, 1982); Stefan Kuczynski...Warsaw, 1987); Sven Ekdahl, "Tannenberg/Grunwald - ein politisches Symbol...
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The Jew's Harp in Western Europe: Trade, Communication, and Innovation, 1150-1500
Journal article by Gjermund Kolltveit; Yearbook for Traditional Music, Vol. 41, 2009
...jews harp finds connected to Rhine commerce include Cologne, Tannenberg near Darmstadt, Seligenstadt, Schauenburg near Dossenheim...earliest discovered jews harps in Europe were excavated in Tannenberg Castle, near Darmstadt, ruined in 1399 (ibid.: 196...
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The Great War
Journal article by Graham Darby; History Review, 1998
Subjects: Austria--History, Germany--History, World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns
...but they had eventually been defeated at the battles of Tannenberg (August) and Masurian Lakes (September) and were thrown...Belgium and France. Russia invades Germany and is defeated at Tannenberg (26-30). September Battle of the Marne (5-10). Battle...
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The Battle of Tannenberg: July 15th, 1410
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 60, July 2010
Subjects: Battle of Tannenberg, 1410, Lithuanian foreign relations--Military aspects, Polish foreign relations--Military aspects
The Battle of Tannenberg: July 15th, 1410. by Richard Cavendish Founded in the Holy Land...opposing armies collided near dawn in the fields near the villages of Tannenberg and Grunwald. The Knights were commanded by their Grand Master...
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Splendid Symposium: Celebrating the Tannenberg Restoration
Magazine article by James L. Wallmann; The Tracker, Vol. 48, Summer 2004
...Splendid Symposium: Celebrating the Tannenberg Restoration by James L. Wallmann HISTORY...its two-manual organ built by David Tannenberg (1728-1804) of Lititz, Pennsylvania...organ was the largest instrument Brother Tannenberg built for a Moravian church. Constructed...
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Johann David Tannenberg Musical Instrument Maker
Magazine article by Michael D. Friesen; The American Organist, Vol. 44, June 2010
Johann David Tannenberg Musical Instrument Maker by Michael...organbuilder and clavichord-maker David Tannenberg (1728-1804), who spent most of...recorded about his son Johann David Tannenberg, who had an uneven career. This...
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Dulcet Tones: Jack Mitchener Plays the Salem Tannenberg
Magazine article; The American Organist, Vol. 44, August 2010
Dulcet Tones: Jack Mitchener Plays the Salem Tannenberg DULCET TONES: JACK MITCHENER PLAYS THE SALEM TANNENBERG. ?/13 David Tannenberg organ (1799), restored by Taylor Boody Organbuilders (1998-2004...
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Tannenberg's Toolbox
Magazine article by Laurence Libin; The Tracker, Vol. 48, Summer 2004
...knowledge of its contents. Now, if David Tannenberg (1728-1804) was truly an original...himself or by others? How independent was Tannenberg, in fact? Does he really deserve to...America: The Life and Work of David Tannenberg, would be welcomed, because much has...
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Doctors Unsure on Cause of Jai's Death; No Evidence of Blunt Force Trauma in Brain Haemorrhage
Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), February 8, 2011
Subjects: Blunt trauma, Brain, Physicians
...inferred it was perhaps too much of a coincidence that it occurred during a fight. Dr Little and neuropathologist Dr Anthony Tannenberg would not be drawn either way. Dr Withers added that in her clinical experience, the cause of aapproximatelysubarachnoid...
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Autopsy Fails to Determine Death Cause
Newspaper article; The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Australia), November 3, 2010
...ailments the 63-year-old had at the time. However, after hearing expert evidence from consultant histopathologist Dr Tony Tannenberg who had examined Mr Campbells brain after autopsy and found the head injuries by themselves were not life threatening, Dr...
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Winston Double Boosts Title Bid
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), July 6, 2005
...and she couldnt believe her luck. "Two winners in as many days, its amazing. Something you dream about," she said. Tannenberg caught the stewards attention after finishing an eye-catching third to Political Intrigue in the Bradley Maiden Stakes...
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Quizzene to Get Johnston Back on Track
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 1, 2006
...finish an excellent second to the useful Finalmente. He faces strong opposition again here in impressive Pontefract winner Tannenberg and the progressive Tilt, but Quizzene is 4lb well in on official figures and conditions are set fair for him to go very...
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Rugby Union:
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), May 25, 2007
...Mrs A L King8 8 8Greg Fairley (3)P11 12-53204Wulimaster (USA) (14) D Barker4 8 5D ODonohoe3 12 declared 2006: TANNENBERG(IRE) 5 8 8 D McKeown 5-1 (G A Swinbank) drawn (8) 7 ran BETTING: 7-2 Heathyards Pride, 4-1 La Estrella, 5...
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encyclopedia articles on: Tannenberg  - 12 results

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Tannenberg
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TANNENBERG ta n nberk , Pol. Stebark, village...In the first, fought in 1410 between Tannenberg and the nearby village of Grunwald...critical weeks of the war. The battle of Tannenberg is a central event in Aleksandr Solzhenitsyns...
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Samsonov, Aleksandr Vasilyevich
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...to relieve German pressure on the French, it was virtually annihilated by German field marshal Hindenburg in the battle of Tannenberg (Aug., 1914). His defeat was partly caused by the failure of General Rennenkampf to bring his forces to Samsonovs aid...
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World War I
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...were decisively defeated (Aug. Sept., 1914) by the Germans under generals Hindenburg, Ludendorff, and Mackensen at Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes (see under Masuria ). The Germans advanced on Warsaw, but farther south a Russian offensive drove...
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Poland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...foothold in the then pagan N Poland. Their power was only broken by their defeat at the hands of Polish-Lithuanian forces at Tannenberg (1410); by the second treaty of Torun (1466) they became vassals of the Polish kings. The main line of the Piast dynasty...
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Ladislaus II , King of Poland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and Lithuania continued after he delegated (1401) a cousin as grand duke. Jagiellos victory over the Teutonic Knights at Tannenberg (1410) resulted in the First Peace of Torun in 1411. His son by a later wife, Ladislaus III, succeeded him as Polish...
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