History – Participation of Armenians in the Battle of Grunwald Participation of Armenians in the Battle of Grunwald – vstrokax.nett
March 24, 2019 / News / Story /
Few people know that Armenians also fought on the side of the Polish-Lithuanian army. The Armenians who took part in the Battle of Grunwald were not mercenaries who came there from the mountains of Ararat. These were the Armenians who lived within the borders of the Polish-Lithuanian state, and at a difficult moment for the state that sheltered them, came to its defense.
600 years ago, on July 15, 1410, the united Polish-Lithuanian army defeated the army of the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order. This legendary victory made a significant change in the course of European history and especially the Slavs.
The decisive battle took place on the territory of modern Poland, near the village of Grunwald. In the united Polish-Lithuanian army, in addition to the Poles and Lithuanians themselves, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Russians, Czechs, Armenians, and Tatars fought side by side. As a result of such a national representation of warriors, the battle of Grunwald is called the “battle of the peoples”
According to the established tradition, annually in mid-July, a historical reconstruction is held at the site of the Battle of Grunwald – historical events are restored. Thousands of people from all over Europe take part in the reconstruction.
This year, the Armenians also went to Grunwald to take part in the celebrations dedicated to the 600th battle with the knights of the Teutonic Order. The Armenians placed their camp at the headquarters of Poland and Lithuania, restoring historical events. The Armenians, distinguished by their combat equipment and clothing, were not only noticed by the participants, but also very warmly welcomed, as historical representatives of the great “battle of the nations”
“We are very happy that we were able to organize two Armenian camps, and we are also proud that we told many of those present that Armenians have always played an important role in European history, and especially in Polish history.
It is reliably known from the surviving documents that, in addition to the Polish Armenians, Armenians from Kyiv and other Ukrainian lands, which were then part of Lithuania, took part in the battle.
The famous medieval German chronicler Martin Gruneverg, who visited in the sixteenth century. Kyiv, wrote: “there used to be more than 500 Armenian soldiers in the city,” said the organizers of the Armenian camp, the Cultural Heritage Foundation of Polish Armenians, Romana Obrotska and Monika Agopsovich. The Armenian detachment was led by Adam Domanasevich. The warriors themselves were dressed in steel chain mail and knightly robes decorated in the colors and emblems of the times of the Cilician Armenian kingdom.
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Inglish translation – lousavor-avedis.org/
