The German Order, also known as the Order of the Teutonic Order or Knights of the Teutonic Knights, is a religious community similar to that of the Knights of St. John or the Maltese Order.
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The Crusades within Europe
In the 12th century, the Church of Europe was not only faced with enemies from the outside, more and more people questioned the doctrines of the church or adopted other faiths. In order to stop and eradicate this disintegration of the European order, Pope Innocent III. in 1209 for a crusade against the Cathars living...
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Battering ram
Battering rams were used to tear down walls and gates or push a hole in it to overcome the enemy's defense.
The first rams were still felled trees, which were carried by several men and pushed against the target. Later, the battering ram was mounted on moving bases to gain more momentum and more damage. For...
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Catapult
Catapults are stationary weapons from which heavy objects such as stones or bolts are fired. They were mainly used in sieges of castles and fortresses to destroy or bring down the enemy's walls.
The first catapults were probably in the 4th century BC. developed and used by the Greeks. The first mass use of these weapons...
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Infantry
The soldiers operating on foot of the land armed forces are called infantry. These divide themselves further according to weapon type, e. g. , to archers, sword fighters or musket protection. With the motorisation at the beginning of the second world war and then units the addition got the infantry like infantry (mot). , armoured...
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Pikeman
The pikemen belonged to the land forces from the 15th to the 17th century as heavy infantry and were in response to the increasingly occurring Franconian armored riders to fight these and other mounted units effectively.
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Equipment:
The standard equipment included a pike whose length exceeded that of ordinary cavalry and knights. So it was to be...Crossbow
The crossbow is a bow-like weapon, but with greater punch.
Already in ancient Greece, the original weapon of the crossbow was used. The Gastraphetes was a waist-high weapon that was already based on the principle of the permanently cocked crossbow. The Roman legions used some crossbows, but these were developed into large siege weapons such as...
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Cavalry
A cavalry is the mounted part of an army equipped with blank or firearms. These include camels or elephants used by some armies, which were used as mounts for military purposes.
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Mercenary (Private Armies)
Since there are standing armies, there are also mercenaries who for sufficient pay in the service of foreign masters and countries for a certain period of time occur. The reputation of the mercenaries has not changed much since ancient times, but even today they are under another guise, find and are used.
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Definition:
Article 47 of the...Arrow
The arrow is one of the oldest tools of the people who were used in addition to the civilian use for hunting and military. For this purpose, the bow basically serves as a launching device to shoot down arrows. Since the Neolithic period, archaeologists have known that the arch was also used in warlike actions.
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