Battle of Tannenberg
1410 CE · Poland
The Battle of Tannenberg was fought in 1410 CE in Poland between Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania vs the Teutonic Order; decisive Polish-Lithuanian victory; the Grand Master and most of the Order's leadership were killed.
Battle of Tannenberg: quick facts
- Date
- 1410 CE
- Location
- Poland
- Belligerents
- Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania vs the Teutonic Order
- Commanders
- Władysław II Jagiełło and Vytautas vs Ulrich von Jungingen
- Result
- decisive Polish-Lithuanian victory; the Grand Master and most of the Order's leadership were killed.
- Era
- 🏰 Medieval Europe
- Quiz difficulty
- hard
What happened at the Battle of Tannenberg?
The combined Polish-Lithuanian army under King Wladyslaw II Jagiello and Grand Duke Vytautas decisively defeated the Teutonic Knights in one of medieval Europe's largest battles. The Teutonic Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen was killed along with much of the Order's leadership. The victory broke the Teutonic Knights' power permanently and established the Polish-Lithuanian union as a major European power for centuries to come.
Did you know?
The Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights and most of the Order's senior leadership were killed at Tannenberg/Grunwald, effectively decapitating the organization in a single afternoon.
Sources and further reading
- Battle of Tannenberg on Wikipedia for the full account, historiography and primary sources.
- How BattleGuess compiles and checks battle facts: see the About page.
Entry last reviewed 26 September 2026.