Tannenberg

[ German tahn-uh n-berk ]

/ German ˈtɑn ən bɛrk /

noun

a village formerly in East Prussia, now in N Poland: major German victory over the Russians 1914.

Polish Stębark.

Example sentences from the Web for tannenberg

Then he relates some details about the battle of Tannenberg.

The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) |Various
But by joining with the Lithuanians, she managed at length to defeat the Germans at the famous battle of Tannenberg in 1410.

Winning a Cause |John Gilbert Thompson and Inez Bigwood
It lasted for nearly three days, and was almost as decisive as that of Tannenberg.

A Short History of the Great War |A. F. Pollard
For a time the Russian armies continued to press westward in spite of the Tannenberg disaster.

The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind |Herbert George Wells

She suffered one of the most terrible defeats in her history at Tannenberg; but she was still undismayed.

The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) |James Edward Parrott

British Dictionary definitions for tannenberg

Tannenberg

/ (German ˈtanənbɛrk) /

noun

a village in N Poland, formerly in East Prussia: site of a decisive defeat of the Teutonic Knights by the Poles in 1410 and of a decisive German victory over the Russians in 1914 Polish name: Stębark

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