Battle of Köslin
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The Battle of Köslin was a World War II engagement in early 1945 in which Soviet forces captured the German-held town of Köslin (now Koszalin, Poland) during their advance through Pomerania toward the Baltic coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Köslin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1179596 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Köslin Context triple: [East Pomeranian Offensive, notableBattle, Battle of Köslin]
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A.
Battle of Zierenberg
The Battle of Zierenberg was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Zierenberg in present-day Germany.
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B.
Battle of Kunowice
The Battle of Kunowice was a major 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted a devastating defeat on Frederick the Great’s Prussian forces near Frankfurt an der Oder.
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C.
Battle of Legnica
The Battle of Legnica was a 1241 clash in Silesia where a coalition of European forces led by Duke Henry II the Pious was decisively defeated by the Mongols during their westward expansion into Europe.
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D.
Battle of Znaim
The Battle of Znaim was a 1809 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which French and Austrian forces clashed in Moravia, leading to an armistice that effectively ended the War of the Fifth Coalition.
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E.
Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Köslin Target entity description: The Battle of Köslin was a World War II engagement in early 1945 in which Soviet forces captured the German-held town of Köslin (now Koszalin, Poland) during their advance through Pomerania toward the Baltic coast.
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A.
Battle of Zierenberg
The Battle of Zierenberg was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Zierenberg in present-day Germany.
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B.
Battle of Kunowice
The Battle of Kunowice was a major 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted a devastating defeat on Frederick the Great’s Prussian forces near Frankfurt an der Oder.
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C.
Battle of Legnica
The Battle of Legnica was a 1241 clash in Silesia where a coalition of European forces led by Duke Henry II the Pious was decisively defeated by the Mongols during their westward expansion into Europe.
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D.
Battle of Znaim
The Battle of Znaim was a 1809 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which French and Austrian forces clashed in Moravia, leading to an armistice that effectively ended the War of the Fifth Coalition.
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E.
Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| attackingForce | Soviet forces advancing in Pomerania ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| date | early 1945 ⓘ |
| defendingForce | German garrison of Köslin ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Soviet advances toward the Baltic coast ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| historicalTownName |
Köslin
ⓘ
linked to:
Koszalin
|
| location |
Germany (historical)
ⓘ
linked to:
German Empire
Koszalin ⓘ Köslin ⓘ
linked to:
Koszalin
Poland (modern) ⓘ
linked to:
Poland
Pomerania ⓘ |
| modernSite |
Koszalin, Poland
ⓘ
linked to:
Koszalin
|
| objective | capture of the German-held town of Köslin ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Köslin by Soviet forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
East Pomeranian Offensive
ⓘ
Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet-German Front
|
| precededBy | Soviet advances into eastern Pomerania ⓘ |
| result | Soviet victory ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Soviet advance through Pomerania toward the Baltic coast ⓘ |
| theater |
Pomeranian theater of World War II
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II military operations in Poland
|
| year | 1945 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Köslin Description of subject: The Battle of Köslin was a World War II engagement in early 1945 in which Soviet forces captured the German-held town of Köslin (now Koszalin, Poland) during their advance through Pomerania toward the Baltic coast.
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