Germany–Mongolia relations  Germany–Mongolia relations refers to the bilateral relations between Germany and Mongolia. Historically, the Mongolian People's Republic had close ties to the German Democratic Republic, which has persisted to this day. Mongolia established ties with the Federal Republic of Germany in 1974. The earliest contact between Germanic and Mongol peoples are said to have occurred in 1241, during the Battle of Legnica, with the Mongols under Baidar proving victorious over a combined force of Poles, Moravians, and Germans, though the Mongols retreated back to Hungary shortly after. After declaring independence in 1911, Mongolia had made ultimately unsuccessful overtures to establish ties with Germany through its representative in Saint Petersburg. After the Mongolian Revolution of 1921, the Mongolian People's Party made establishing economic ties with Germany a high priority, and in 1957 the first batch of 50 Mongolian students, including Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj, the founding father of modern Mongolian literature, were sent to Germany and France for education. Mongolia and East Germany established ties on April 13, 1950, with Mongolia-West Germany ties being established on January 31, 1974. Since the German reunification, a large number of visits have been held by various high-ranking German and Mongolian politicians and delegations. In the 2010 Mongolian National Census, 3,852 Mongolian citizens were recorded to have been living in Germany. Germany is Mongolia's main trading partner in the European Union, together with the United Kingdom, but on January 31st United Kingdom has left the European Union.