Talk:Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg

Ancestry
of alleged English ancestry. Not correct. He is of Kashubian ancestry. His father changed the name Jark von Gostkowski to Yorck.--Tresckow 09:45, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Name
This article should stand under the lemma Johann.... or Ludwig... Hans is an affectionate name.--Tresckow 09:49, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Bytow
Jark von Gostkowski was born in a Polish city Bytow was a part of Poland in 1759. It wasnt a part of Prussia till the first partition. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.234.9.217 (talk) 00:57, 30 March 2008 (UTC)