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141015 July 1410 · Grunwald, Warmia-Masuria

Battle of Grunwald

Jan Matejko's 1878 painting of the Battle of Grunwald, with Grand Duke Vytautas at its centre
Archival image: Jan Matejko. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The armies of Poland and Lithuania under King Władysław II Jagiełło and Grand Duke Vytautas destroyed the army of the Teutonic Knights in the fields near Grunwald, killing the order's Grand Master. The crusading order never regained its power, and in 1457 its great brick castle at Malbork passed to the Polish king. Grunwald became a national symbol in Poland and Lithuania.

Sites

  1. Site 1: Grunwald battlefieldOpen fields with a 1960 monument, a museum and a re-enactment every July.Map ↗
  2. Site 2: Malbork CastleVast brick fortress-monastery, headquarters of the Teutonic Knights.Map ↗

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