Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski

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World War II battle battle

The Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski was a major World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and German forces, notable as one of the largest battles of the German invasion of Poland.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski canonical	4
Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki	1
Second phase of the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1213782 — 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 Tomaszów Lubelski
Context triple: [Battle of Kock (1939), precededBy, Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski]

A. Battle of Kliszów
The Battle of Kliszów was a major 1702 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Charles XII defeated a larger Saxon-Polish army, reinforcing Sweden’s dominance in the early phase of the conflict.
B. Battle of Komarów
The Battle of Komarów was a 1920 cavalry engagement near Zamość in southeastern Poland, remembered as one of the last great cavalry battles in history and a significant Polish victory over Soviet forces.
C. Battle of Zadwórze
The Battle of Zadwórze was a 1920 clash in which a small Polish force mounted a desperate, sacrificial defense against advancing Soviet troops, earning it the nickname "the Polish Thermopylae."
D. Battle of Kodziowce
The Battle of Kodziowce was a little-known early World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and Soviet forces during the invasion of Poland.
E. 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.
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 Tomaszów Lubelski
Target entity description: The Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski was a major World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and German forces, notable as one of the largest battles of the German invasion of Poland.

A. Battle of Kliszów
The Battle of Kliszów was a major 1702 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Charles XII defeated a larger Saxon-Polish army, reinforcing Sweden’s dominance in the early phase of the conflict.
B. Battle of Komarów
The Battle of Komarów was a 1920 cavalry engagement near Zamość in southeastern Poland, remembered as one of the last great cavalry battles in history and a significant Polish victory over Soviet forces.
C. Battle of Zadwórze
The Battle of Zadwórze was a 1920 clash in which a small Polish force mounted a desperate, sacrificial defense against advancing Soviet troops, earning it the nickname "the Polish Thermopylae."
D. Battle of Kodziowce
The Battle of Kodziowce was a little-known early World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and Soviet forces during the invasion of Poland.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Second largest battle of the Invasion of Poland ⓘ
belligerent	Nazi Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ
casualties	heavy Polish casualties ⓘ significant German casualties ⓘ
category	Battles involving Germany ⓘ Battles involving Poland ⓘ Battles of the Invasion of Poland ⓘ linked to: Invasion of Poland
combatantStrength	multiple German corps ⓘ multiple Polish armies ⓘ
commander	Gerd von Rundstedt ⓘ Johannes Blaskowitz ⓘ Stefan Dąb-Biernacki ⓘ Tadeusz Piskor ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	Poland ⓘ
date	1939-09 ⓘ
endDate	1939-09-26 ⓘ
era	20th century ⓘ
followedBy	capitulation of Polish forces in the area ⓘ
front	Polish–German front in southeastern Poland ⓘ linked to: Polish–German front
hasPart	First phase of the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski ⓘ Second phase of the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski ⓘ linked to: Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski
historicalRegion	Lublin region ⓘ linked to: Lublin Voivodeship
involves	Polish Army ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ armoured units ⓘ infantry units ⓘ
location	Lublin Voivodeship ⓘ Second Polish Republic ⓘ Tomaszów Lubelski ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the largest battles of the German invasion of Poland ⓘ
objective	Polish attempt to break through to the Romanian Bridgehead ⓘ
outcome	encirclement of Polish forces ⓘ surrender of many Polish units ⓘ
partOf	Invasion of Poland ⓘ September Campaign ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Krasnobród ⓘ
relatedEvent	German–Soviet invasion of Poland ⓘ linked to: Invasion of Poland
result	German victory ⓘ
startDate	1939-09-17 ⓘ
strategicImportance	attempt to maintain Polish defensive line in the southeast ⓘ
theatre	Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ linked to: Soviet-German Front
timePeriod	September 1939 ⓘ
typeOfEngagement	land battle ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Kock (1939) → precededBy → Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski ⓘ

World War II military operations in Poland → hasPart → Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski ⓘ

Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski → hasPart → Second phase of the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski ⓘ

linked to: Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski

Polish–German front → hasPart → Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski ⓘ

Eastern Front of World War II (1939 phase) → hasConflict → Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski ⓘ

Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski → followedBy → Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki ⓘ