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Battlefield Memorial of Wakenstädt (Battle of Gadebusch 1712)

Name: Battlefield Memorial of Wakenstädt (Battle of Gadebusch 1712)
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Location: Gadebusch, Northwest Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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Gerhard & die Hundeboygroup 🐾 👣 🐾

July 6, 2019

On December 20, 1712, 16,000 Swedes fought against 15,000 Danes and 3,000 Saxons.
Unfortunately, about 1,500 Danes and about 600 Swedes died. Only a few Saxons lost their lives, as they fled at the first attack of the Swedes.

Further information: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlacht_bei_Gadebusch

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November 27, 2024

In the Battle of Wakenstädt, Swedish troops defeated the allied Danish and Saxon troops on December 20, 1712 near Gadebusch in West Mecklenburg during the Great Northern War.

The Swedish commander-in-chief, Magnus Stenbock, had previously positioned himself between the Russian-Saxon troops stationed south of Stralsund and the Danish troops gathered near Hamburg in order to prevent the allies from uniting.

As coordination difficulties delayed the deployment of the Russian artillery in particular, it was not used in the Battle of Gadebusch, so Stenbock was able to win a victory against a Danish-Saxon army. It was also the last major victory for the Swedes in the Great Northern War.

Although the Swedes won the battle, it exacerbated the existing problems of their own army: around 1,500 men were killed or wounded, and the infantry regiments were short of many officers. Furthermore, many horses were killed, which weakened the artillery and cavalry. The supply situation remained tense for the Swedes.

The Danish infantry had been fragmented and suffered heavy losses, but was soon able to reorganize and recover. The Danish cavalry suffered only a few losses in the battle. The fate of this Swedish army was to be sealed by a union of the Danes with the Saxons and Russians in Holstein during the siege of Tönning in 1713/14.

Since 2000, a memorial complex has been built in Wakenstädt, in the middle of the historic battlefield. Today it consists of several international memorial stones,

large information boards and the "Swedish hut".

The Swedish hut was modeled on a Swedish soldier's hut from the 18th century. Since August 2016, there has been a completely redesigned exhibition inside on the archaeology of the Battle of Gadebusch with information boards and archaeological finds recovered from the battlefield.
Another part of the hut was decorated in the style of the 18th century. It also serves as the centre for events as part of the Gadebusch-Åmål town twinning, where the events of over 300 years ago are remembered together.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlacht_bei_Gadebusch

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Battlefield Memorial of Wakenstädt (Battle of Gadebusch 1712)

1. Bench by the paved path loop from Gadebusch

2. Pokrent Church – Pokrent Rectory loop from Pokrent

3. Bench by the paved path loop from Gadebusch

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