Why Were the Teutonic Knights So Effective? #historyfacts

Teutonic Knights were very effective in combat...

[kenbo-]

What is with those goofy ass costumes? The real thing looked infinitely more badass.

[wolfhead]

1: Plate armor depends on the Time period.
2: Swords, lances and daggers were the Norm for every Knight
3: they had rigoros training... like and nobility through out History who had nothing better to do all day
4: teutonic knights throughout most of their time relied on shock cavallry. if a Knight practices archery then mostly for hunting.

[aks]

"Gott mit uns" was their true strength

[emv]

Dude speaks about plate proceeds to display mostly chainmail

[trekkie]

Władysław Jagiełło in 1410: "Challenge accepted"

[mgkompakt]

What the hell are those AI Pictures 😂😂😂

[stevenbaer]

Teutonic Knights came from Germany and Bavaria, my ancestors came from Germany and Bavaria

[countspider]

You forgot to add the important detail of a big chunk of their enemies being literal tribesmen

[MrLiam]

I have a Teutonic hand a half sword that i love, the balance is amazing.

[alexanderw]

Why they was ineffectiv against Polish knights? 1410

[Pol-yq]

Fun fact since crusade the Golden Horde was helping Lithuania out Poland too since the battle of Grundwald some golden horde fighting the war hardly they started to panic the fight against them. They flee. Back

[beezzarro]

Physical training and combat training. As we all know, combat training is entirely non-physical and takes place solely behind a

[NH_RSA__]

They were so effective because they could say "NE!".

[knightatthecrossroads]

And used quality horses bred for the the early and middle medieval era this was huge advantage against the slavs....

[alexv]

Quick question - is there anything in these reasons that differentiates them from mundane Knights? Haven't found anything yet

[fluffdragon]

Don't forget knight have better food and health conditions.

Common soldiers were weaker because of their poor health/alimentary condition

[WilkensTokarev]

If these guys are against the parthian or sassanid cataphracts they'll rekt those Persian Guys! 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

[englundus]

I wonder how they would have done against the English longbow? The French knights got slaughtered at the battles of Crecy and Agencourt during The Hundred Years War.

[stevenbaer]

Teutonic Knights came from Germany and Bavaria, my ancestors were actually from Germany and Bavaria

[mikeycraig]

"Knights wielded a a variety of weapons".... including paper swords by the looks of it 😂