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    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...
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    Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (IATA: POZ, ICAO: EPPO), built in 1913, is one of the oldest airports in Poland. It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) west...
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    Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz (US: /ʃɛnˈkjeɪvɪtʃ, -jɛv-/ shen-KYAY-vitch, -⁠KYEV-itch, Polish: [ˈxɛnrɨk ˈadam alɛkˈsandɛr ˈpjus ɕɛnˈkʲɛvit͡ʂ];...
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  • WKS Grunwald Poznań is a multi-sports club based in Poznań, Poland. The handball section had been champions several times whereas the field hockey section...
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    Only a small part of the palace, containing the Tomb, was restored by Henryk Grunwald. On 8 May 1946 it was opened to the public. Soil from 24 additional...
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    Henryk Jan Jabłoński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈxɛnrɨk jaˈbwɔɲskʲi]; 27 December 1909 – 27 January 2003) was a Polish historian and politician. After 1948...
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  • Przedpełko Kropidłowski (category People in the Battle of Grunwald)
    the chronicle of Jan Długosz, during the final stage of the Battle of Grunwald he took the German knight Georg Gersdorff into captivity, together with...
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  • Knights of the Teutonic Order (film) (category Films based on works by Henryk Sienkiewicz)
    Polish historical epic film adapted from a 1900 novel by Nobel laureate, Henryk Sienkiewicz. The film, directed by Aleksander Ford, is one of the most successful...
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    sculptures by Stanisław Sikora, and the wrought iron and bronze details by Henryk Grunwald. The interior and furnishings were partly completed (paintings by Bohdan...
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  • home games at the field hockey only Henryk Zielazka Stadium (Polish: Stadion im. Henryka Zielazka) in the Grunwald neighbourhood of Poznań next to the...
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    Christian Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[citation needed] From the Battle of Grunwald onwards the Lipka Tatar light cavalry regiments participated in every significant...
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    Poznań is now divided: Stary Grunwald ("Old Grunwald"), Grunwald Północ ("Grunwald North") and Grunwald Południe ("Grunwald South"). For other osiedles...
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    Henryk Szost (born 20 January 1982 in Krynica Zdrój) is a Polish long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. He twice competed in the marathon at...
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    Ulrich von Jungingen (category People in the Battle of Grunwald)
    and lead to disaster for his Order, and his own death, at the Battle of Grunwald. A scion of the Swabian noble house of Jungingen, he was probably born...
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    knights chanted Bogurodzica prior to their engagement at the Battle of Grunwald and it also accompanied the coronation ceremonies of the first Jagiellonian...
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  • cream of Jewish footballing talent killed in the Holocaust". The Guardian. Grunwald-Spier, Agnes (2016). Who Betrayed the Jews?: The Realities of Nazi Persecution...
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    Zygmunt Berling (category Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class)
    Zygmunt Henryk Berling (27 April 1896 – 11 July 1980) was a Polish general and politician. He fought for the independence of Poland in the early 20th century...
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    sung at royal coronations and on battlefields, including the Battle of Grunwald in 1410 and the Battle of Varna in 1444. Gaude Mater Polonia (Rejoice,...
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    The Knights of the Cross (category Novels by Henryk Sienkiewicz)
    novel written by the Polish Positivist writer and the 1905 Nobel laureate, Henryk Sienkiewicz. Its first English translation was published in the same year...
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    Szczytnicki Park in Wrocław, Poland is located to the east of Grunwald Square and the old Oder river, and covers approximately 10 square kilometres of...
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    granted town rights in 1357 by Henning Schindekop. After the Battle of Grunwald, in 1410, the mayor surrendered the town to Poland, however, it fell back...
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    Henryk Rozmiarek (13 January 1949 – 10 March 2021) was a Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics,...
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    Zawisza the Black (category People in the Battle of Grunwald)
    Order, he soon renounced it, and in 1410 he took part in the Battle of Grunwald on the Polish side. After the battle he and his close friend Stibor of...
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    several collections of Irish folktales. He also translated into English Henryk Sienkiewicz's Quo Vadis and other novels and stories by the Pole. Born in...
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    Zyndram of Maszkowice (category People in the Battle of Grunwald)
    part in his offensive against the Teutons. During the famous Battle of Grunwald of 1410, Zyndram was the Grand Camp Leader of the Crown and commander of...
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    Commonwealth from the map. Its initial purpose was to raise the morale of Jan Henryk Dąbrowski's Polish Legions that served with Napoleon Bonaparte in the Italian...
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    Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God (1873), or Battle of Grunwald (1878). He was the author of numerous portraits, a gallery of Polish monarchs...
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  • in three consecutive editions (1949–1951). Along with Edmund Białas and Henryk Czapczyk, Anioła formed the famous trio known as ABC. During that period...
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  • relations; engineer Teresa Prekerowa Stanisław Salmonowicz, historian of law Henryk Samsonowicz, historian specializing in medieval Poland Konstancja Skirmuntt...
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  • of Grunwald: Święty Łazarz – the old Łazarz neighbourhood Stary Grunwald ("Old Grunwald") – the heart of the older neighbourhood of Grunwald Grunwald Północ...
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