Operation Winter Storm
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Operation Winter Storm was a German World War II offensive in December 1942 aimed at breaking the Soviet encirclement of the Sixth Army at Stalingrad.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Winter Storm canonical | 4 |
| Operation Wintergewitter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Winter Storm Context triple: [Army Group Don, operation, Operation Winter Storm]
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A.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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B.
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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C.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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D.
Operation Avalanche
Operation Avalanche was the Allied amphibious invasion of mainland Italy at Salerno in September 1943, a key campaign that led to the downfall of Mussolini’s regime and opened a new front against Nazi Germany in Europe.
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E.
Operation Wunderland
Operation Wunderland was a World War II German Kriegsmarine naval operation in the Arctic aimed at disrupting Soviet shipping and naval forces along the Northern Sea Route.
- 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: Operation Winter Storm Target entity description: Operation Winter Storm was a German World War II offensive in December 1942 aimed at breaking the Soviet encirclement of the Sixth Army at Stalingrad.
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A.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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B.
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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C.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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D.
Operation Avalanche
Operation Avalanche was the Allied amphibious invasion of mainland Italy at Salerno in September 1943, a key campaign that led to the downfall of Mussolini’s regime and opened a new front against Nazi Germany in Europe.
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E.
Operation Wunderland
Operation Wunderland was a World War II German Kriegsmarine naval operation in the Arctic aimed at disrupting Soviet shipping and naval forces along the Northern Sea Route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II offensive
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Unternehmen Wintergewitter ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Army Group A withdrawal from the Caucasus ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| codeNameLanguage | German ⓘ |
| commander |
Erich von Manstein
ⓘ
Hermann Hoth ⓘ |
| conflict | Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-12-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Little Saturn ⓘ |
| front | Stalingrad sector of the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
German forces
ⓘ
Soviet forces ⓘ |
| historicalEra | World War II ⓘ |
| location |
Kalmyk steppe
ⓘ
linked to:
Eurasian Steppe
Southern sector of the Eastern Front ⓘ area south of Stalingrad ⓘ near Stalingrad ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
Army Group Don
ⓘ
German Fourth Panzer Army ⓘ
linked to:
German 4th Panzer Army
|
| notableConsequence |
continued encirclement of the German Sixth Army
ⓘ
contributed to the eventual surrender of the Sixth Army at Stalingrad ⓘ |
| objective |
break the Soviet encirclement of the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad
ⓘ
relieve the encircled Sixth Army in Stalingrad ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Red Army ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Andrey Yeremenko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgy Zhukov ⓘ |
| opposingUnit |
Soviet 2nd Guards Army
ⓘ
Soviet Stalingrad Front ⓘ |
| outcome | Soviet victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front of World War II
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet-German Front
|
| plannedBy |
German High Command
ⓘ
linked to:
Wehrmacht High Command
|
| precededBy | Operation Uranus ⓘ |
| reasonForFailure |
inability of Sixth Army to break out of Stalingrad
ⓘ
insufficient German forces ⓘ strong Soviet resistance ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
German Sixth Army
ⓘ
linked to:
German 6th Army
|
| result | German failure ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-12-12 ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose | stabilize the German front in southern Russia ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | December 1942 ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | armored offensive ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Winter Storm Description of subject: Operation Winter Storm was a German World War II offensive in December 1942 aimed at breaking the Soviet encirclement of the Sixth Army at Stalingrad.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Operation Winter Storm