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Tannenberg

Battles
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A 1410 Polish-Lithuanian victory over the Teutonic Order in Prussia.

Detailed Definition
The Battle of Tannenberg, also known as Grunwald, brought the Polish-Lithuanian alliance against the Teutonic Knights and checked the order's expansion. It became a foundational memory of regional resistance and national identity. In poetry, Tannenberg can symbolize many peoples standing together beneath contested emblems, the forested borderland as witness, and the way a battlefield becomes a reusable language of belonging.
Example
Example in poetry:
A poem may invoke Tannenberg to represent a historic reversal in which an apparently weaker force prevails; “Tannenberg rang through the pines with the sound of a broken boast” uses the battle as a warning against arrogance; A poem about national memory can contrast the different meanings attached to Tannenberg by opposing peoples; The name Tannenberg may lend a stanza an atmosphere of medieval pageantry shadowed by mass death.
Additional Notes
Tannenberg, fought in 1410, was a decisive Polish-Lithuanian victory over the Teutonic Order. It checked the Order’s expansion in Prussia and became a powerful symbol in Polish and Lithuanian historical memory. Students should distinguish it from the 1914 Battle of Tannenberg, a separate First World War event.
Also Known As
Battle of Tannenberg Battle of Grunwald Battle of Žalgiris
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