Battle of Kolberg
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The Battle of Kolberg was a World War II siege in early 1945 in which Soviet and Polish forces captured the heavily fortified German Baltic port city of Kolberg (now Kołobrzeg, Poland), contributing to the collapse of Nazi defenses in Pomerania.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Kolberg canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle of Kolberg Context triple: [East Pomeranian Offensive, notableBattle, Battle of Kolberg]
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Battle of Königsberg
The Battle of Königsberg was a World War II engagement in early 1945 in which Soviet forces besieged and captured the heavily fortified East Prussian city of Königsberg from Nazi Germany.
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B.
Battle of Fraustadt
The Battle of Fraustadt was a major 1706 engagement of the Great Northern War in which a smaller Swedish force decisively defeated a much larger Saxon-Russian army, showcasing Sweden’s military prowess at its imperial height.
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C.
Battle of Tannenberg
The Battle of Tannenberg was a major 1914 Eastern Front clash in World War I in which German forces decisively defeated the Russian Second Army, halting Russia’s early advance into East Prussia.
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Battle of Gadebusch
The Battle of Gadebusch was a 1712 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Magnus Stenbock won a notable victory over a larger Danish-Saxon army in northern Germany.
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E.
Battle of the Niemen River
The Battle of the Niemen River was a decisive 1920 engagement in which Polish forces defeated the Red Army, helping secure Poland’s eastern borders at the end of the Polish–Soviet War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Kolberg Target entity description: The Battle of Kolberg was a World War II siege in early 1945 in which Soviet and Polish forces captured the heavily fortified German Baltic port city of Kolberg (now Kołobrzeg, Poland), contributing to the collapse of Nazi defenses in Pomerania.
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A.
Battle of Königsberg
The Battle of Königsberg was a World War II engagement in early 1945 in which Soviet forces besieged and captured the heavily fortified East Prussian city of Königsberg from Nazi Germany.
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B.
Battle of Fraustadt
The Battle of Fraustadt was a major 1706 engagement of the Great Northern War in which a smaller Swedish force decisively defeated a much larger Saxon-Russian army, showcasing Sweden’s military prowess at its imperial height.
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C.
Battle of Tannenberg
The Battle of Tannenberg was a major 1914 Eastern Front clash in World War I in which German forces decisively defeated the Russian Second Army, halting Russia’s early advance into East Prussia.
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D.
Battle of Gadebusch
The Battle of Gadebusch was a 1712 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Magnus Stenbock won a notable victory over a larger Danish-Saxon army in northern Germany.
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E.
Battle of the Niemen River
The Battle of the Niemen River was a decisive 1920 engagement in which Polish forces defeated the Red Army, helping secure Poland’s eastern borders at the end of the Polish–Soviet War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
East Pomeranian campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
East Pomeranian Offensive
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| attacker |
Polish forces
ⓘ
Soviet forces ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet armed forces
|
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Poland ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| combatant |
Kriegsmarine
ⓘ
Polish People’s Army ⓘ Red Army ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| conflictOf | World War II ⓘ |
| countryDuringBattle | Germany ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Kołobrzeg, Poland
ⓘ
linked to:
Kołobrzeg
|
| defender | German forces ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-03-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Soviet advances toward Berlin ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName |
Bitwa o Kołobrzeg (Polish name)
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Schlacht um Kolberg (German name) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Kolberg (1945)
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| historicalPeriod | 1945 in Europe ⓘ |
| location |
German Reich
ⓘ
linked to:
Nazi Germany
Kolberg ⓘ Kołobrzeg ⓘ Poland ⓘ Pomerania ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
city of Kolberg
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linked to:
Kolberg
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| notableFeature |
civilian evacuation by sea
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heavy fortifications ⓘ urban combat ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Kolberg port
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securing Baltic coastline in Pomerania ⓘ |
| opponent |
German 3rd Panzer Army
ⓘ
linked to:
3rd Panzer Army
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| partOf |
East Pomeranian Offensive
ⓘ
Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Front
final stages of World War II in Europe ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Soviet advance into Pomerania
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linked to:
East Pomeranian Offensive
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| relatedEvent | Evacuation of German civilians from Pomerania ⓘ |
| result |
Soviet and Polish victory
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capture of Kolberg ⓘ collapse of German defenses in Pomerania ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-03-04 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
Baltic Sea port
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fortified German stronghold in Pomerania ⓘ |
| theater |
Pomeranian theater of World War II
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linked to:
World War II military operations in Poland
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Subject: Battle of Kolberg Description of subject: The Battle of Kolberg was a World War II siege in early 1945 in which Soviet and Polish forces captured the heavily fortified German Baltic port city of Kolberg (now Kołobrzeg, Poland), contributing to the collapse of Nazi defenses in Pomerania.
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