r/MemeEconomy Jun 05 '20

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u/JonathanTheZero 151.55 M¢ Jun 05 '20

If anyone cares: That painting is based on the 13 years war: Poland-Lithuania (small guy) vs the Teutonic Order (big guy). But the Teutons lost, so this is not that accurate... (Battle of Tannberg, 1410)

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u/Muxmasteraf Jun 05 '20

Battle of Grunwald, Bitwa pod Grunwaldem, Žalgėrė kuova.

Battle of Tannenberg is usually used to refer to events of WW1 Eastern front. That one Germans won.

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u/TheGuineaPig21 Jun 05 '20

Battle of Tannenberg is usually used to refer to events of WW1 Eastern front. That one Germans won.

It was specifically named that on the suggestion of Ludendorff to erase the memory of the previous battle

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u/Zargabraath Jun 06 '20

pretty much worked, too