Statements (115)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:accessories |
Challenges faced by Soviet supply lines
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
gptkb:German_occupation_of_Smolensk
Soviet retreat |
| gptkbp:air_support |
gptkb:German_Luftwaffe
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| gptkbp:allies |
gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkb:Red_Army Defensive operations Leadership under Joseph Stalin |
| gptkbp:analysis |
Military analysis of the battle
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| gptkbp:casualties |
high on both sides
High Soviet casualties Lower German casualties Total military casualties |
| gptkbp:combat_history |
Significant battle in military history
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| gptkbp:combat_role |
Smolensk battlefield
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| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Nazi_Germany |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Georgy_Zhukov
gptkb:Fedor_von_Bock gptkb:Georg_von_Küchler gptkb:Fedor_Ivanovich_Tolbukhin |
| gptkbp:commemoration |
Memorials in Russia
|
| gptkbp:date |
July 10, 1941
September 10, 1941 |
| gptkbp:defense |
Soviet defensive lines
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| gptkbp:documentary |
Documentaries produced about the battle
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 1 month
|
| gptkbp:emergency_exits |
Soviet civilian evacuation
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| gptkbp:film |
Films depicting the battle
|
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Moscow
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| gptkbp:fought_against |
August 16 and August 18
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Eastern_Front_of_World_War_II
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa |
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
Debate over strategies used
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| gptkbp:historical_event |
Setback for Soviet forces
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| gptkbp:historical_records |
Records of the battle
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
First major battle of the Eastern Front
Opened the way to Moscow |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Smolensk
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| gptkbp:impact |
Impact on local civilians
|
| gptkbp:intelligence |
German intelligence advantage
Soviet intelligence underestimated German strength |
| gptkbp:involved |
artillery units
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| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
gptkb:historical_accounts
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| gptkbp:is_significant_for |
strategic positioning
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| gptkbp:key_battles |
gptkb:Battle_of_Smolensk_(1943)
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| gptkbp:leadership |
Leadership under Adolf Hitler
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future Soviet tactics
Influenced future Soviet strategies |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Smolensk,_Russia
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| gptkbp:media_coverage |
Limited due to wartime censorship
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| gptkbp:military_engagement |
Engagement between two major powers
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| gptkbp:military_lessons |
Lessons learned from the battle
|
| gptkbp:military_operations |
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
|
| gptkbp:military_technology |
Use of tanks and aircraft
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| gptkbp:military_unit |
gptkb:Army_Group_Center
gptkb:Western_Front_of_the_Soviet_Army |
| gptkbp:notable_for |
tactical maneuvers
|
| gptkbp:objective |
Capture Smolensk
|
| gptkbp:occurs_in |
1812
August 1812 |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Soviet retreat
Loss of Smolensk |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:French_invasion_of_Russia |
| gptkbp:political_ideology |
German propaganda victory
|
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Bialystok-Minsk
|
| gptkbp:result |
German victory
Soviet defeat |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
Russian retreat
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic victory for Germany
Strategic German advance into Soviet territory |
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of key transportation routes
Importance in the context of the war defending Moscow |
| gptkbp:strategy |
Encirclement
Blitzkrieg tactics |
| gptkbp:strength |
Soviet reinforcements
Soviet reinforcements arrived late |
| gptkbp:supply_chain |
German supply lines
Critical for both sides |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Flanking maneuvers
encirclement |
| gptkbp:takes_place_in |
gptkb:Smolensk,_Russia
|
| gptkbp:terrain |
Forested areas
flat plains and forests |
| gptkbp:was_affecting |
gptkb:military_logistics
gptkb:historical_narratives gptkb:military_history gptkb:military_strategy military alliances strategic decisions military strategies troop movements troop morale European geopolitics historical interpretations subsequent military campaigns military outcomes subsequent battles Napoleon's campaign French supply lines French morale morale of Russian forces |
| gptkbp:was_characterized_by |
fierce fighting
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| gptkbp:was_followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Borodino
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| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
weather conditions
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| gptkbp:was_part_of |
gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
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| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
Summer weather
summer conditions |
| gptkbp:writings |
Books written about the battle
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Georgy_Zhukov
gptkb:Soviet_Union |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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