The Tannenberg Lion, Olsztynek, Poland
In January 1945, the Soviets destroyed most of Olsztynek’s town center. The town hall, rebuilt after WWI, survived. Next to it stands a stone lion...
In 1410, on the fields of Grunwald, Polish-Lithuanian troops defeated the Teutonic Knights. The Germans call this battle the Battle of Tannenberg. Over 500 years later, in August 1914, at the very beginning of WWI, in practically the same place, the Germans crushed the Russians. On the 10th anniversary of this second battle, they erected a monument here (Tannenberg Denkmal). Nearly two decades after the battle, in 1934, Paul von Hindenburg, the victor of Tannenberg and later President of the Reich, was buried there.
The monument was designed to resemble a stone circle like Stonehenge – eight 20-meter-high red brick towers were connected by walls. At its center was a crypt where the remains of 20 unknown soldiers were interred. When Marshal von Hindenburg died, their remains were moved to the side, and the victorious leader’s body was placed at the center. The site became known as the Hindenburg Mausoleum. About 300 meters from the mausoleum, stood a monument dedicated to fallen soldiers of the 147th Infantry Regiment named after Paul von Hindenburg. It depicted a lion standing on an eight-meter-high pedestal.
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In January 1945, the Soviets destroyed most of Olsztynek’s town center. The town hall, rebuilt after WWI, survived. Next to it stands a stone lion...
In 1410, on the fields of Grunwald, Polish-Lithuanian troops defeated the Teutonic Knights. The Germans call this battle the Battle of Tannenberg. Over 500 years later, in August 1914, at the very beginning of WWI, in practically the same place, the Germans crushed the Russians. On the 10th anniversary of this second battle, they erected a monument here (Tannenberg Denkmal). Nearly two decades after the battle, in 1934, Paul von Hindenburg, the victor of Tannenberg and later President of the Reich, was buried there.
The monument was designed to resemble a stone circle like Stonehenge – eight 20-meter-high red brick towers were connected by walls. At its center was a crypt where the remains of 20 unknown soldiers were interred. When Marshal von Hindenburg died, their remains were moved to the side, and the victorious leader’s body was placed at the center. The site became known as the Hindenburg Mausoleum. About 300 meters from the mausoleum, stood a monument dedicated to fallen soldiers of the 147th Infantry Regiment named after Paul von Hindenburg. It depicted a lion standing on an eight-meter-high pedestal.
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#olsztynek #ratusz #lew #pomnik #monument #polska #widok #krajobraz #miasto #town #city #townhall #cityhall #city #lion #statue #poland #landscape #history #historia #germans #niemcy #wwii #soviets #russians
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