Battle of the Bug River Offensive

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Grand_Duke_Nicholas
gptkbp:aftermath Soviet advance into Poland
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Field_Marshal_Ernst_Busch
gptkb:General_Ivan_Konev
gptkb:General_Georgy_Zhukov
gptkbp:date gptkb:1944
gptkbp:duration Several weeks
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:German_Army_Group_Centre
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Warsaw_Uprising
gptkbp:goal To push German forces out of Poland
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied for military strategy
gptkbp:historical_context Part of World War II
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated Soviet military strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Bug River Offensive
gptkbp:impact Displacement of local populations
Accelerated the end of the war in Europe
gptkbp:intelligence Soviet reconnaissance was effective
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Remembered in military history
gptkbp:is_involved_in Air support
Infantry units
Armored units
Artillery units
gptkbp:landscape Rivers and urban areas
gptkbp:location Bug River, Poland
gptkbp:logistics Soviet supply lines were crucial
gptkbp:military_strategy Limited due to other fronts
gptkbp:notable_allies gptkb:2nd_Ukrainian_Front
gptkb:1st_Ukrainian_Front
Massed artillery bombardments
Arrived during the offensive
Defensive positions along the Bug River
Rapid infantry assaults
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Warsaw_(1944)
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Vistula-Oder
Battle of Lwów (1944)
gptkbp:outcome Soviet forces crossed the Bug River
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Operation_Bagration
gptkbp:result Soviet victory
gptkbp:significance Part of the Soviet offensive to liberate Poland
gptkbp:tactics Encirclement
Combined arms operations
Withdrawal to more defensible positions
gptkbp:type Offensive operation
gptkbp:weather_conditions Challenging due to winter