Battle of Tartu

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:after_action_report Detailed accounts of the battle exist
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened Estonian military position
gptkbp:casualties Estonian Army casualties were low
Soviet Red Army casualties were high
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Soviet_Red_Army
gptkb:Estonian_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Johan_Laidoner
gptkb:Vladimir_K._Kolesnikov
gptkbp:commemorated_by January 28 annually
gptkbp:date January 28, 1919
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Paju
Estonian consolidation of power
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger conflict against Soviet Russia
gptkbp:historical_impact Boosted Estonian morale
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked a turning point in the war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Tartu
gptkbp:influenced_by Previous battles in the region
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:Estonia
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:involved_forces Approximately 1,500 Estonian troops
Approximately 3,000 Soviet troops
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:1st_Estonian_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:Soviet_12th_Army
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of Estonian resistance
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tartu,_Estonia
gptkbp:memorials Memorials exist in Tartu
gptkbp:outcome Soviet forces retreated
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Estonian_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Võnnu
gptkbp:primary_source Historical analyses
Eyewitness accounts
Military archives
Official military reports
Newspaper articles from 1919
gptkbp:result Estonian victory
gptkbp:significance Establishment of Estonian independence
gptkbp:strategic_goals Control of Tartu
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of southern Estonia
gptkbp:tactics_used Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment
gptkbp:type Land battle
gptkbp:weather_conditions Cold winter conditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Army_Group_Center's_3rd_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5