Iselt, Gerald (Text) / Fuhrmann, Rolf (Illustrationen) Tannenberg 1410

- The defeat of the Teutonic Knight Order. There had been a lot of legends and myths about the battle on the ice. Is it really true, that Tannenberg was the "Stalingrad" of the german knights ? In volume 6 "Der Deutschorden" the author described the knights, the order, the armour and weapons of these famous warriors. In this additional volume 7, he shows the political situation before and after the battle,the battle at Tannenberg itself, the defence of the Marienburg and the reconstitution of the order. Also enclosed is a complete order of battle of the combatants, a list of the fallen superior knights, pictures of banners, armour and heraldry etc. Lots of colored illustrations, 60 pages, paperback, german text.

In the national consciousness of the Polish people, this battle stands on an elevated pedestal to this day. In their understanding, the righteous defenders of their country were victorious over aggressive, conquering German knights. Every major Polish town has a street bearing the name of the battle, and every schoolchild still knows about this event today.
For German historiography from the 19th to the first half of the 20th century, the Battle of Tannenberg signalled the defeat of the Teutonic Order through superiority and betrayal.
Strangely enough, there is no account of this largest medieval battle on German soil in German literature after the Second World War. In the publications available to date, some of which are difficult to access (in German, Polish and English), the interested reader will sometimes find only superficial, sometimes strongly divergent or nationalistic accounts.

Contents:
The Teutonic Order
Prehistory
The political situation around 1400 and the causes of the war
The beginning of the war and the armistice
The Battle of Tannenberg
The Teutonic Order army
The allied army
The probable battle formation of the two armies
The battle for Marienburg Castle
Continuation of the war, 1st Peace of Thorn
Outlook
Supplement
German/Polish place names
Bibliography

The appendix contains a list of all the grand bailiffs and commanders who fell in the Battle of Tannenberg. Illustrated in colour throughout, many coloured drawings. 60 pages.

Gerald Iselt
Born in Erfurt in 1956
After studying and graduating as a pedagogue, he has worked as a social pedagogue in various youth facilities for over 20 years and has been head of a residential youth community for three years.
He has been interested in history since his earliest youth and in recent years has spent his free time intensively studying the Teutonic Order in the Middle Ages and the Battle of Tannenberg.