The siege of Kaunas was laid by the Teutonic Order on the newly built Kaunas Castle in spring 1362. It was the first brick castle built by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. After a month-long siege, the castle was captured and destroyed. Its commander Vaidotas, son of Kęstutis, and 36 others were taken captive. The defeat, followed by the destruction of Veliuona and Pieštvė the following year, severely weakened Lithuanian defenses along the Neman River and opened central Lithuania to Teutonic attacks.
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The siegeofKaunas was laid by the Teutonic Order on the newly built Kaunas Castle in spring 1362. It was the first brick castle built by the Grand Duchy...
overcoming the pagan Lithuanian defenders inside the walls ofKaunas Castle at the end of the siegeofKaunas: "[...] Christians began to joyously sing in lingua...
seat of the Kaunas city municipality and the Kaunas District Municipality. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese ofKaunas. Kaunas is located...
Kaunas Castle is a medieval castle in Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. Archeological evidence suggests that it was built during the mid-14th...
outline of the bastions preserved as a park Biržai Castle in Biržai Klaipėda Castle in Klaipėda Trakai Island Castle in Trakai SiegeofKaunas in Kaunas Lithuanian...
following year. 1362 — SiegeofKaunas, after which the castle is razed by the order 1365 — Siegeof Kernavė 1370 — Battle of Rūdava on February 17, with...
supervised by SS Brigadeführer Walter Stahlecker started the Kaunas pogrom in and around Kaunas on 25 June 1941. In 1941, the Lithuanian Security Police (Lietuvos...
The Kaunas pogrom was a massacre of Jews living in Kaunas, Lithuania, that took place on 25–29 June 1941; the first days of Operation Barbarossa and the...
threatened to encircle the fortress with the capture ofKaunas and Novogeorgievsk. The Russians demolished much of the place and retreated on August 18. Russian...
and organizational headquarters in Kaunas. The communication and coordination between the centers in Berlin, Kaunas, and Vilnius were rather poor. The...
The Holocaust was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered...
Army began a Riga–Schaulen offensive and advanced towards Lithuania and Kaunas. The Germans reached Kovno in July 1915. At that time, 66,629 men with 1...
was untenable. By the end of July, the 3rd Belorussian Front was ordered to conduct the Kaunas offensive to extend the gains of Operation Bagration further...
commander, informed Leeb of the massacres of Jews by Einsatzgruppe A, Lithuanian auxiliaries and the men of the 16th Army outside ofKaunas. Leeb noted in his...
rebuild. They chose Vyrgalė island, about 7 km (4.3 mi) below Kaunas. This New Kaunas was destroyed in April 1363 along with Veliuona and Pieštvė. This...
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