Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
gptkb:Soviet_control_of_the_Kurland_Peninsula
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| gptkbp:casualties |
High casualties on both sides
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| gptkbp:celebrates |
Memorials established for fallen soldiers
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| gptkbp:climate |
Harsh winter conditions
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Generaloberst_Hans_von_Salmuth
Marshal Leonid Govorov |
| gptkbp:communicationEquipment |
Use of radio for coordination
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| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Influenced local culture and memory
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| gptkbp:date |
October 1944 to May 1945
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| gptkbp:duration |
Approximately 7 months
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| gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
Use of tanks and artillery
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| gptkbp:emergencyServices |
German_forces_attempted_to_evacuate_civilians
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| gptkbp:filmography |
Covered_in_documentaries_about_the_Eastern_Front
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Berlin
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| gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse |
Soviet_air_superiority
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| gptkbp:hasPopulation |
Civilians suffered during the battle
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| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Influenced_post-war_borders_in_Eastern_Europe
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| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Different narratives exist about the battle's significance
Debate_over_the_effectiveness_of_German_defenses |
| gptkbp:historicalResearch |
Subject of various military studies
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Documented in military archives.
One of the last stand of German forces in the East |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Kurland
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| gptkbp:ideology |
Used_in_Nazi_propaganda_as_a_symbol_of_resistance
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| gptkbp:intelligence |
Both sides conducted reconnaissance missions
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| gptkbp:landscape |
Forested and marshy areas
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Kurland_Peninsula
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| gptkbp:militaryRank |
gptkb:18th_Army_(Germany)
gptkb:16th_Army_(Germany) 1st Baltic Front 3rd Baltic Front Lessons learned in urban warfare Awards given to soldiers for bravery Alliances shifted during the battle Challenges in logistics for both sides Estimated tens of thousands of casualties German_strategy_of_holding_ground Soviet_strategy_of_attrition |
| gptkbp:militaryService |
Limited_naval_operations_in_the_Baltic_Sea
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Soviet_forces_encircled_German_troops
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:postWarCareer |
Displacement of local populations
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Memel
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| gptkbp:providesSupportFor |
German_supply_lines_were_cut_off
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| gptkbp:result |
Soviet_victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
Last_major_German_defensive_operation_on_the_Eastern_Front
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| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Shift in the balance of power in the region
Control_of_the_Baltic_Sea Key_to_controlling_the_Baltic_region |
| gptkbp:supplyChain |
Critical supply routes were contested
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| gptkbp:supportRole |
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Nazi_Germany |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Defensive_warfare_by_German_forces
Soviet_encirclement_maneuvers |
| gptkbp:wrote |
Featured_in_books_about_World_War_II
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