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November 9th, 2010, 08:30 AM
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#1 | | Citizen
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 2 | German/Slovak/Polish Warriors
where there any warriors that came out of these countries?
as Japan has samurais and Sweden had vikings
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November 9th, 2010, 08:36 AM
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#2 | | Ye olde librarian
Joined: Oct 2010 From: Florida Posts: 2,485 | Re: German/Slovak/Polish Warriors
Are you referring to any particular time period? And welcome.
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November 9th, 2010, 08:41 AM
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#3 | | Citizen
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 2 | Re: German/Slovak/Polish Warriors Quote:
Originally Posted by Clemmie Are you referring to any particular time period? And welcome. | middle ages but anything not to recent as in nothing from the 1900's-now and thank you
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November 9th, 2010, 08:43 AM
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#4 | | Backworldsman
Joined: Jun 2009 From: Glorious England Posts: 6,357 | Re: German/Slovak/Polish Warriors
Well, the Winged Hussars should certainly get a mention then.
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November 9th, 2010, 08:58 AM
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#5 | | Archivist
Joined: Nov 2010 From: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Posts: 122 | Re: German/Slovak/Polish Warriors
In the case of Poland, the winged hussars, as Sargon of Akkad has said. For Germany, perhaps the Landsknecht. I think the Hussites of Bohemia (modern day Slovakia) used a type of armored car rather curious during the Hussite Wars, but I don't remember its name...
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November 9th, 2010, 10:45 AM
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#6 | | Primus inter Pares
Joined: Jul 2010 From: Munich, Capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria Posts: 2,249 | Re: German/Slovak/Polish Warriors
German and Slav Warriors you say. That came out of their countries. I would say: the whole migration period. | | |
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November 9th, 2010, 11:22 AM
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#7 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: Nov 2009 From: Queensland, Australia Posts: 3,760 | Re: German/Slovak/Polish Warriors Quote:
Originally Posted by Matthias Masibardi In the case of Poland, the winged hussars, as Sargon of Akkad has said. For Germany, perhaps the Landsknecht. I think the Hussites of Bohemia (modern day Slovakia) used a type of armored car rather curious during the Hussite Wars, but I don't remember its name... | "tabor "I think. And their great leader Jan Zizka must be mentioned.
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November 9th, 2010, 11:28 AM
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#8 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: Nov 2009 From: Queensland, Australia Posts: 3,760 | Re: German/Slovak/Polish Warriors Polish Winged Hussars were directly related to medieval Knight cavalry. There was a great tradition of heavy cavalry in Germany and Poland. Teutonic Knight heavy cavalry was one of the best (if not the best) in the word. Great medieval battles involved full out charge of such cavalry were common in medieval time. | | |
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November 10th, 2010, 05:58 AM
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#9 | | Historian
Joined: Jun 2009 From: Slovakia Posts: 1,598 | Re: German/Slovak/Polish Warriors
Bohemia isn't the modern day Slovakia it's western part of todays Czech Republic. Eastern part (and north-western bit of Slovakia) is "Moravia", and then there is rest Slovakia. In my (and many other people's) opinion, these 3 categories are the most natural cultural division of former Czechoslovakia.
As for some specific warriors, the "Slav warriors" category would be correct, and there are several ancient legends about them, but often too fuzzy to be sure if it's really about Slav or someone else (especially those most ancient). are also good example of what OP asked for.
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November 10th, 2010, 07:09 AM
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#10 | | Man in the Box ¤ Blog of the Year ¤
Joined: Oct 2009 From: Baltimorean-in-exile Posts: 16,652 | Re: German/Slovak/Polish Warriors
Germany was noted for its longbowmen (quite similar to the English flavor), spearmen, and knights during the 12th-13th Centuries.
Poland's hussars and the Hussites are already mentioned above.
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Last edited by Salah; November 10th, 2010 at 03:39 PM.
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