Battle of Szczecin (1945)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Szczecin
gptkbp:aftermath Soviet control of Szczecin
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander Soviet General Andrei Yeremenko
German General Gotthard Heinrici
gptkbp:date 1945
gptkbp:duration April 1945 to May 1945
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Oder-Neisse
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Eastern_Front_of_World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Szczecin (1945)
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:sports_team
gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:key_event Destruction of infrastructure
Evacuation of civilians
Post-battle reconstruction efforts
Final assault on the city
Surrender of German forces
Displacement of German population
Impact on post-war borders in Europe
Allied air support
War crimes committed during the battle
Resistance by German troops
End of German military presence in the region
Capture of Szczecin
Commemoration of the battle in Szczecin
Establishment of Polish administration
Integration of Szczecin into Poland
Legacy of the battle in Polish history
Naval blockade by Soviet Navy
Occupation of Szczecin by Soviet forces
gptkbp:location gptkb:Szczecin
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Operation_Vistula-Oder
gptkbp:outcome Fall of Nazi Germany
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Berlin
gptkbp:result Soviet victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic port city
gptkbp:strategic_importance Access to the Baltic Sea
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:military_siege
Artillery bombardment
Urban combat
gptkbp:territory Szczecin became part of Poland
gptkbp:type Urban warfare