Tannenberg
a village formerly in East Prussia, now in N Poland: major German victory over the Russians 1914.
- Polish Stębark.
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How to use Tannenberg in a sentence
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 WellsHis fear of the Russian in the east had been relieved by a tremendous victory at Tannenberg.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsAt every table the "beer strategists" were discussing this newest of great victories, which they were calling a second Tannenberg.
Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany | Edward Lyell FoxI think it will not be until after this war is over that the world will know in detail what happened at Tannenberg.
Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany | Edward Lyell FoxBeing refused his reward, he piped the children of Lorch into the Tannenberg.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama | E. Cobham Brewer
British Dictionary definitions for Tannenberg
/ (German ˈtanənbɛrk) /
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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