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Named after the ancient Germanic hero Arminius
In the early first century AD the Romans were trying to conquer and subdue the Germanic tribes of Europe. In 9 AD, a Germanic leader named Arminius arose, who gathered then led a great Germanic army whose goal was to drive the foreign Roman invaders out. Arminius and the Germanics attacked the Romans in Teutoburg Forest in September 9 AD, where they won one of the most overwhelming and glorious victories in military history: Three entire Roman legions were completely destroyed (25,000 elite Roman soldiers slaughtered) by the Germanics, as a result the Romans withdrew in shame and Germanic territories remained independent of Roman rule forever. See here for more info
Hail Arminius!
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