Battle of Balaton

GPTKB entity

Statements (93)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:sports_team
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Soviet_occupation_of_Hungary
Post-war territorial changes
gptkbp:analysis Studied by military historians
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Ivan_Konev
gptkb:Friedrich_von_Senger_und_Etterlin
gptkb:Friedrich_von_Schlieffen
gptkb:Rodion_Malinovsky
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced literature and films
Influence on European history
Influence on Hungarian identity
gptkbp:date March 6, 1945
gptkbp:duration March 6, 1945 to March 15, 1945
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Vienna
gptkbp:geographical_feature Lake Balaton region
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military history
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Eastern_Front_of_World_War_II
Part of the larger Eastern Front battles
gptkbp:historical_debate Effectiveness of German defenses
Soviet tactics effectiveness
gptkbp:historical_event Documented in military archives
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked the decline of German military power in Eastern Europe
Demonstrated the decline of German military power
gptkbp:historical_source Official reports
Eyewitness accounts
Memoirs of participants
Military archives
Post-war analyses
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Balaton
gptkbp:impact Displacement of local population
Accelerated the end of the war in Europe
gptkbp:intelligence Soviet intelligence operations
Soviet intelligence advantage
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Anniversaries observed
Commemorative sites in Hungary
Memorials in Hungary
gptkbp:key_event End of organized German resistance in the area
End of the battle on March 15, 1945
Final German retreat
Final offensive maneuvers by Soviet troops
German attempts to regroup
German counterattacks
German use of fortified positions
Impact on subsequent battles in Austria
Soviet air support operations
Soviet artillery bombardments
Soviet breakthrough on March 9, 1945
Soviet capture of key towns
Soviet consolidation of control in Hungary
Soviet encirclement of German forces
Soviet exploitation of weaknesses in German lines
Strategic withdrawal of German forces
gptkbp:landscape Lake region
gptkbp:location Lake Balaton, Hungary
gptkbp:logistics Supply issues for German forces
gptkbp:media_appearances Documentaries and films
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:sports_team
gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkb:German_Army_Group_South
gptkb:Soviet_3rd_Ukrainian_Front
Hungarian forces
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:tank
Use of tanks and artillery
gptkbp:notable_battle Lessons learned in urban warfare
Lessons learned in combined arms operations
Lessons learned in air support coordination
Lessons learned in intelligence operations
Lessons learned in logistics management
gptkbp:outcome Soviet advance into Austria
Repel Soviet advances
Soviet forces advanced into Austria
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:political_ideology Used in Soviet propaganda
Used in post-war narratives
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Budapest
gptkbp:result Soviet victory
gptkbp:significance Last major German offensive on the Eastern Front
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Hungary
Gateway to Central Europe
gptkbp:tactics Encirclement
Defensive operations by German forces
Soviet encirclement maneuvers
gptkbp:type offensive
gptkbp:weather_conditions Cold and snowy conditions
Cold weather and snow