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History of the Northern Crusades

The Banners of the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of Grunwald (Part 3)

27. The Banner of the city of Brunsberg (Braunsberg); per fess argent and sable, two crosses patty (pattée) counterchanged. The unit was composed of city-folk, vassals and some hired help. The name of the commander is unknown.

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28. The Banner of the militia of Franconia composed of German guest knights, who came at their own expense to help the Order; fought under their own banner (agent, a crossbow bolt and a bird blunt bolt in cross gules). The name of the commander is unknown

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29. The Banner of the Swiss guest knights (gules, a wolf or a fox statant palewise argent, langued sable). The name of the commander is unknown.

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30. The Banner of the Komturei and the city of Leske (Lesken); per fess gules and sable, a fess argent. The commander: Heinrich von Kunsegg (or Konrad von Königsegg). The unit was composed of the Brothers, the citizens of the city (including the city’s Vogts and Mayor), and the folk of the villages of Żuławy Wiślane.

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31. The Banner of the Komturei and Castle of Schlochau (per fess gules and argent, in chief a paschal lamb vulned gules and a chalice argent). The unit was led by Komtur Arno (Arnold) von Baden (died in the battle), who also led the Banner No. 11.

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32. The Banner of the castle of Bartenstein (sable, a broadaxe argent). The name of the commander is unknown.

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33. The Banner of the Komturei and castle of Osterode (quarterly gules and argent ). The commander: Komtur Konrad von Pinzenau, died in the battle.

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34. The Banner of the town of Kulm (barry wavy of four argent and gules, issuant from chief a Latin cross reversed sable). The unit was led by Voivode Janusz Orzechowski and Komtur Konrad von Roppeln.

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35. The Banner of the Komturei of Elbing, led by Komtur Werner von Tettingen (Per fess argent and gules, two crosses couped counterchanged). The unit was composed of the Teutonic and other knights, militia from the suburbs of Elbing, and some hired help.

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36. The First Banner of the guest knights from Northern Germany (argent, a bend sable). The commander: Johann von Schönfeld.

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37. The Banner of the Komturei and city of Thorn (argent, a castle of three towers gules portaled and windowed sable, portcullised argent doors Or). The unit was composed of the militia from Thorn, as well as mercenaries (80 spearmen). The leader of the militia was Mayor of Thorn Johannes van der Merse, who was captured at Tannenberg. The leader of the mercenaries was former Mayor Albrecht Rote.

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38. The Second Banner of the "guests" from Northern Germany. The banner is similar to No. 36. The commander: Kunz von der Vesta.

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