Heinrich von Winkelried (d. after 1303), known as Schrutan or Strut "the giant", was a medieval knight in what is now Central Switzerland. As Strut von...
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this family was the knight Rudolf von Winkelried, attested in a letter dated to the 1240s. Heinrich von Winkelried was probably a son of Rudolf, als recorded...
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Berlichingen Guy de Lusignan Henry Percy (Hotspur) Heinrich von Bülow (Grotekop) Heinrich von Winkelried Hernán Cortés Hugues de Payens Jean III d'Aa of...
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Warwick Baldr Beowulf Sigurd or Siegfried Dietrich von Bern Tristan Margaret the Virgin Heinrich von Winkelried Gawain Dobrynya Nikitich Skuba Dratewka/Krakus...
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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...
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named for the dragon which according to legend was slain here by Heinrich von Winkelried. Mueterschwanderberg is known for the historical artillery fortress...
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portion of the Winkelriedhaus (Winkelried House) was once home to the Winkelried family, though Arnold von Winkelried (if he existed) did not live in...
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works by Hottinger are: Arnold von Winkelried; ein vaterländisches Schauspiel in vier Aufzügen, 1810 – Arnold von Winkelried; a patriotic drama in four acts...
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the foundation of Switzerland as a federal state in 1848. Beresinalied Winkelried Kreis, K. Das Sempacherlied mit den Lebensbildern des Componisten I.U...
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Walhalla (memorial) (category Leo von Klenze buildings)
took place between 1830 and 1842 under the supervision of the architect Leo von Klenze. The memorial displays some 65 plaques and 130 busts covering 2,000...
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central figure in Swiss national historiography, along with Arnold von Winkelried, the hero of Sempach (1386). He was important as a symbol during the...
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Retrieved 30 March 2016. Skorzeny, Otto (2007). Meine Kommandounternehmen. Winkelried, Dresden. pp. 190–92. ISBN 978-3-938392-11-9. Kern, Gary (2003). "How...
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Kriegsauszeichnungen 1939–1945 Heer – Waffen-SS – Polizei (in German). Winkelried Verlag, Leisnig. ISBN 978-3930849314. Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit...
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figures. In 1855, he won a competition for a monument honoring Arnold von Winkelried, to be erected in Stans. It was inaugurated in 1865, and immediately...
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the 7th SS Volunteer Division Prinz Eugen"). (2007) Dresden, Germany: Winkelried Verlag [de]. ISBN 978-3-938392-13-3. 7. SS-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen"...
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1405 battle at Stoss William Tell, legendary 14th-century hero Arnold von Winkelried, legendary hero of the 1386 battle of Sempach Roger Federer, God of...
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foundation of Switzerland in 1291 and figures such as William Tell, Arnold von Winkelried and Nicholas of Flüe. The second theme is the fundamental principles...
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