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Baltic-course: Moments of Battle of Grunwald shown at Lithuanian Expo 2010 pavilion
July 15th 2010, Baltic-course.com write "Moments of Battle of Grunwald shown at Lithuanian "Expo 2010" pavilion", that soldiers from the Lithuania of 9th-15th centuries have arrived to the exhibition "Expo 2010" in Shanghai with axes, swords and shields. The soldiers will mark the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald.
 
For the entire week at the Lithuanian Expo pavilion, visitors will be have a unique opportunity to see the force of Baltic soldiers. According to Romas Jankauskas, commissioner general of the Lithuanian pavilion, the Lithuanian pavilion is usually packed with visitors during shows. On the first day of the fights, Thursday, a record number of people who visited the Lithuanian pavilion - 47 600. This number beat the record of the daily flow of visitors this month.
 
This week also marks the anniversary of Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas flight across the Atlantic. On this occasion, a special replica of the legendary aircraft Lituanica has been brought to Shanghai. This replica is a reduced copy of the plane which flew over the Atlantic 77 years ago. Replica will be at the Lithuanian pavilion until the end of the exhibition on October 31.