Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Eastern Europe can be divided into three parts; a) southern b) northeastern c) northwestern. In each of these parts, there were powerfull or relatively powerfull states for many centuries. In southern part was Byzantine Empire. In northeastern part were the various forms of Russian state, Kievan Rus, Tsardom of Russia, Russian Empire. In the northwestern part, there was Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Byzantine Empire and Russian states had very close relations. Byzantine culture - civilization continued in Russian Tsardom when Byzantine territory came under the rule of Ottomans. Byzantines did not have so close relations with Polish or Lithuanian kingdoms. But they had common enemies, Western European Crusaders. These invaders were the reason for the demise of Byzantine Empire and the formation of Polish-Lithuanian Union.

Western European NWO propaganda intentionally hides the truth about Crusades which was the starting point in NWO's history. In July 1187 AD, Arabs and other Muslims (Kurds, Turkmen) defeated Western European Crusaders in the Battle of Hattin. Subsequently they recaptured most Crusader states. Jerusalem fell in October 1187 AD. The last defeat of the Crusaders was in 1291 AD, when Egyptian Mamluks conquered the city of Acre.

After the Battle of Hattin, Crusaders realized that they were going to lose the war in Middle East. So, they turned their attention to Eastern Europe and tried to conquer it. In April 1204 AD, French and Italian Crusaders sacked Constantinople. Although Byzantines were able to recapture Constantinople in 1261, Crusaders caused the demise of Byzantine Empire. In 1453 Ottomans captured Consantinople and Byzantine Empire ceased to exist.

Western European Crusaders also wanted to conquer the northern part of Eastern Europe. Northern Crusades officially started with Pope Celestine III's call in 1195 AD. Unoficially, the campaigns had started in 1147, with the Wendish Crusade against the Polabian Slavs (Wends). Northern Crusades were undertaken by Germanic Western Europeans (Germans, Swedes, Norwegians, Danish).

There were several Crusades in the northwestern part of Eastern Europe that lasted till 16th century. The growing THREAT from WESTERN EUROPEAN GERMANIC CRUSADERS was the REASON for a FIRMER ALLIANCE between POLISH and LITHUANIAN kingdoms. The Union of Krewo or Act of Krėva, was a set of prenuptial agreements between Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania and reigning Queen Jadwiga of Poland.

Casimir the Great was king of Poland and Ruthenia. When he died in 1370, his nephew Louis of Anjou succeeded him as king of Poland and Hungary. He had two daughters, Mary and Jadwiga. When Louis died, older sister Mary was rejected by nobility mainly due to her association with Western European Sigismund of Luxembourg. Underage Jadwiga was betrothed to Western European William Habsburg, Duke of Austria.

Again, Polish nobles believed that Western European William Habsburg was an inappropriate choice for domestic interests and instead they turned to Eastern European Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania. At that time Lithuanians were pagans. With Act of Kreva, agreed at Kreva Castle in 14 August 1385, among other things, Jogaila pledged that himself and Lithuanians would become Christians.

Jogaila became also King of Poland and a personal union was createad between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He is known as Władysław II Jagiełło. In August 1392, Jogaila signed Ostrów or Astrava Agreement with his cousin Vytautas the Great and ended Lithuanian Civil War that had started in 1389. In May 1409, an uprising started in Samogithia against Western European Germanic Crusaders.

Poland and Lithuania supported the uprising and Germanic Crusaders declared war on the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in August 1409. Western European Crusaders invaded Poland and captured several towns. Poles counterattacked and got back some towns. In October 1409, a truce was agreed till June 1410. Western European Sigismund of Luxembourg tried to break the Polish-Lithuanian alliance.

He offered king's crown to Vytautas but that would break the Ostrów or Astrava Agreement he had made with his cousin Jogaila. The two cousins agreed on a common strategy against Western Europeans. Their armies would unite and advance together towards Marienburg (Malbork), the capital of the territory held by Western European Germanic Crusaders that prepared for a dual attack from Eastern Europeans.

Soldiers and merceneries from many areas participated on both sides. On Western European side, they were mainly from Germanic areas. On Eastern European side, Czechs, Moldovans, Ruthenians (Belarusians, Ukrainians), Tatars also participated. General commander was King Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila) while his cousin Grand Duke Vytautas was second in command and leader of Lithuanian forces.

Commander of Polish troops was either marshal of the Crown Zbigniew of Brzezia or swordbearer of the Crown Zyndram of Maszkowice. Like the Soviet Army did many centuries later in the Vistula-Oder Offensive during World War II, joint Eastern European forces lead by Polish-Lithuanian alliance crossed Vistula river. Western European Germanic Crusaders were defeated in Greenwald on July 15th 1410.

Afterwards, Eastern European forces advanced slowly towards Marienburg. The siege started on July 26th and ended on September 19th. Jogaila defeated Western European Germanic Crusaders again in the Battle of Koronowo, on 10 October 1410. In February 1411, the Peace of Thorn was signed. Nevertheless, there were two more wars, the Hunger War in 1414 and the Collub War in 1422.

Eastern European forces won both of them and there was a final treaty signed at Lake Melno (Treaty of Melno) in September 1422. It resolved territorial disputes in favor of Polish - Lithuanian alliance that was the winner of the wars. The battle of Greenwald was decisive and has been mentioned since then in Poland, Baltic countries, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova as a symbol of defeating Western European invaders.

Polish-Lithuanian alliance continued. There were several minor agreements, like the Union of Kraków and Vilnius, the Union of Vilnius and Radom and the Union of Grodno. The Union of Lublin was signed in 1569 and created a single state. Although after a certain point the state started to diminish, it lasted until 1795. Counting from Jadwiga - Jogaila marriage in 1386, it is four centuries.

The threat of Western European Germanic Crusaders was the reason for Polish-Lithuanian alliance. Jogaila's VICTORY over WESTERN EUROPEAN GERMANIC CRUSADERS was the REASON POLISH - LITHUANIAN ALLIANCE became POWERFUL in the area and LASTED for four centuries. Contemporary Eastern Europeans should kick Western Europeans out, like their ancestors did in the battle of Greenwald.

In AntiNWO's spectacular plan, Eastern European Group is divided in three parts (Appendix 11, Table B), roughly according to Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Region A1), Byzantine Empire (Region A2), Russian Tsardom (Region B1). A fourth Asian part (Region B2) is included, ACA (Azerbaijan, Central Asian countries). That part was added later in Russian Empire, although it was not initially in Russian Tsardom. AntiNWO will make all four Regions powerful again.