Operation Iskra
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Operation Iskra was a major Soviet World War II offensive in January 1943 that partially broke the German siege of Leningrad by establishing a land corridor to the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Iskra canonical | 8 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Iskra Context triple: [Leningrad Front (Soviet Union), engagedIn, Operation Iskra]
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A.
Operation Rumyantsev
Operation Rumyantsev was a major Soviet offensive in August 1943 aimed at recapturing Belgorod and Kharkov from German forces following the Battle of Kursk.
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B.
Operation Kutschera
Operation Kutschera was a World War II assassination carried out by the Polish resistance to eliminate SS and Police Leader Franz Kutschera in German-occupied Warsaw.
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C.
Operation Priha
Operation Priha was a significant Israeli military action carried out during the War of Attrition against Egypt along the Suez Canal.
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D.
Operation Paukenschlag
Operation Paukenschlag was a World War II German U-boat campaign in early 1942 that targeted Allied shipping along the North American east coast, causing heavy losses.
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E.
Operation Koltso
Operation Koltso was the final Soviet offensive in early 1943 that encircled and destroyed the remaining German 6th Army at Stalingrad, effectively ending the battle.
- 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 Iskra Target entity description: Operation Iskra was a major Soviet World War II offensive in January 1943 that partially broke the German siege of Leningrad by establishing a land corridor to the city.
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A.
Operation Rumyantsev
Operation Rumyantsev was a major Soviet offensive in August 1943 aimed at recapturing Belgorod and Kharkov from German forces following the Battle of Kursk.
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B.
Operation Kutschera
Operation Kutschera was a World War II assassination carried out by the Polish resistance to eliminate SS and Police Leader Franz Kutschera in German-occupied Warsaw.
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C.
Operation Priha
Operation Priha was a significant Israeli military action carried out during the War of Attrition against Egypt along the Suez Canal.
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D.
Operation Paukenschlag
Operation Paukenschlag was a World War II German U-boat campaign in early 1942 that targeted Allied shipping along the North American east coast, causing heavy losses.
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E.
Operation Koltso
Operation Koltso was the final Soviet offensive in early 1943 that encircled and destroyed the remaining German 6th Army at Stalingrad, effectively ending the battle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet offensive
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | linking Leningrad Front and Volkhov Front forces ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Iskra Offensive
ⓘ
linked to:
Sinyavino offensives
|
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy |
Leningrad Front
ⓘ
linked to:
Leningrad Front (Soviet Union)
Volkhov Front ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Volkhov Front
|
| codenameLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| codenameMeaning | Spark ⓘ |
| commander |
Kirill Meretskov
ⓘ
Leonid Govorov ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| corridorWidthAfterOperation | approximately 8–11 kilometers ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| enabled | construction of the "Road of Victory" railway line along Lake Ladoga ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-01-30 ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent Soviet offensives to widen the Leningrad corridor ⓘ |
| frontWidth | approximately 12–16 kilometers ⓘ |
| historicalContext | conducted after the Soviet counteroffensive at Stalingrad ⓘ |
| location |
Leningrad Front
ⓘ
linked to:
Leningrad Front (Soviet Union)
Leningrad Oblast ⓘ Volkhov Front area ⓘ
linked to:
Leningrad sector
near Shlisselburg ⓘ southern shore of Lake Ladoga ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Red Army ⓘ |
| objective |
break the siege of Leningrad
ⓘ
establish a land corridor to Leningrad ⓘ |
| opponentCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Army Group North
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
Soviet High Command
ⓘ
Stavka ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier unsuccessful Soviet attempts to break the siege of Leningrad ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Siege of Leningrad ⓘ |
| result |
creation of a narrow land corridor to Leningrad
ⓘ
partial Soviet victory ⓘ partial lifting of the siege of Leningrad ⓘ restoration of limited overland communications with Leningrad ⓘ |
| significance |
first successful Soviet operation to open a land link to Leningrad since the start of the siege
ⓘ
marked a turning point in the struggle for Leningrad ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-01-12 ⓘ |
| theater | Northern sector of the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | January 1943 ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | combined arms offensive ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Iskra Description of subject: Operation Iskra was a major Soviet World War II offensive in January 1943 that partially broke the German siege of Leningrad by establishing a land corridor to the city.
Referenced by (8)
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