What the records say
- When
- 21 Nov 1308
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 54.35° N, 18.65° E
- Description
- 1308 event in European history
Placed at the town its title names, Danzig.
Teutonic takeover of Danzig (Gdańsk)
1308 event in European history
The city of Danzig (Gdańsk) was captured by the State of the Teutonic Order on 13 November 1308, resulting in a massacre of its inhabitants and marking the beginning of tensions between Poland and the Teutonic Order. Originally the knights moved into the fortress as an ally of Poland against the Margraviate of Brandenburg.
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