Winkelried Memorial
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winkelried-memorial-311-18058223
title:
Winkelried Memorial
text:
The Winkelried memorial was erected in memory of Arnold von Winkelried, who sacrificed his life in the Battle of Sempach on the 9 July 1386. According to the Swiss historiography, the Swiss wouldn't be able to break through the firmly positioned order of Habsburg pikemen. At a moment, Winkelried decided to throw himself into the pikes and therefore open a passage through the Austrian defensive front, which made way for an attack of the Swiss confederacy which then led to a Swiss victory in the B
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Memorial in Switzerland
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winkelried_Memorial
date created:
date modified:
2024-02-15T11:51:47Z
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13
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