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Knights of the Teutonic Order

Name: Knights of the Teutonic Order
Genre: Fiction
Released: 1960-09-02
Duration: 166 min
Rating: 6.9

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A tale of a young impoverished nobleman, who with his uncle returns from a war against the order of the Teutonic Knights in Lithuania. He falls in love with a beautiful woman and pledges an oath to bring her "three trophies" from the Teutonic Knights.

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REPRESENTED HISTORY

1409 → 1411

Primary placement confidence: high. Importance on the World History timeline: 5/5.

Historical relation: Period Setting
Historical accuracy: 3/5
Periods: 1
Events: 1
People: 2
Places: 2

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History of PolandKingdom, Commonwealth, partitions and modern statehood→

Historical periods1

Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic WarPrimary · War Period

The Great War between the allied Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Order, culminating in the Polish–Lithuanian victory at Grunwald.

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Events1

Battle of GrunwaldPrimary Subject · Battle

A decisive Polish–Lithuanian victory over the Teutonic Order during the Great War; the Teutonic Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen was killed in the battle.

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People2

Ulrich von JungingenMajor Character · Historical

Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, killed during the Battle of Grunwald.

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Władysław II JagiełłoMajor Character · Historical

King of Poland and commander of the Polish–Lithuanian coalition at the Battle of Grunwald.

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Places2

GrunwaldPrimary Setting · Battlefield

Site of the decisive 15 July 1410 battle between the Polish–Lithuanian coalition and the Teutonic Order.

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