Battle of Kock
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The Battle of Kock was the final major engagement of the German invasion of Poland in 1939, where Polish forces mounted a determined last stand against the advancing Wehrmacht.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Kock canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1213785 — 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 Kock Context triple: [Battle of Kock (1939), alsoKnownAs, Battle of Kock]
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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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Battle of Köslin
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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Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski
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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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.
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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.
- 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 Kock Target entity description: The Battle of Kock was the final major engagement of the German invasion of Poland in 1939, where Polish forces mounted a determined last stand against the advancing Wehrmacht.
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Köslin
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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C.
Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Kock (1939) ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| campaign |
Invasion of Poland (1939)
ⓘ
linked to:
Invasion of Poland
|
| characterizedBy |
Polish last stand
ⓘ
determined Polish resistance ⓘ |
| commander |
Franciszek Kleeberg
ⓘ
Günther von Kluge ⓘ Paul Otto ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | memorials in Kock, Poland ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| dateContext | took place after the fall of Warsaw ⓘ |
| describedAs | final major engagement of the German invasion of Poland in 1939 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Battle of Kock (1809) ⓘ |
| endDate | 1939-10-05 ⓘ |
| followedBy | complete occupation of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| front |
Eastern Front of World War II (1939 campaign)
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Front of World War II (1939 phase)
|
| GermanCommanderRank | General ⓘ |
| GermanObjective | destroy remaining organized Polish forces in the area ⓘ |
| GermanUnit |
13th Motorized Infantry Division
ⓘ
29th Motorized Infantry Division ⓘ XIV Motorized Corps ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | Polish and German forces suffered several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbolizes the end of the September Campaign in Poland ⓘ |
| involves |
artillery units
ⓘ
infantry units ⓘ motorized units ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locationNowIn | Lublin Voivodeship ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the last organized resistance of regular Polish forces in the 1939 campaign ⓘ |
| opponent | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| originalLanguageName | Polish ⓘ |
| originalName | Bitwa pod Kockiem ⓘ |
| outcome | Polish forces capitulated ⓘ |
| partOf |
German invasion of Poland
ⓘ
linked to:
Invasion of Poland
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| place | near Kock, Poland ⓘ |
| PolishCommander | General Franciszek Kleeberg ⓘ |
| PolishCommanderRank | General ⓘ |
| PolishForcesStatus | well-organized but outnumbered and outgunned ⓘ |
| PolishObjective | delay German advance and maintain organized resistance ⓘ |
| PolishUnit | Independent Operational Group Polesie ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Warsaw (1939) ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1939-10-02 ⓘ |
| surrenderDate | 1939-10-05 ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | combined arms land battle ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Kock Description of subject: The Battle of Kock was the final major engagement of the German invasion of Poland in 1939, where Polish forces mounted a determined last stand against the advancing Wehrmacht.
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