Battle of the Bzura

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Teutonic_Knights
gptkb:Teutonic_Order
gptkb:Mikhail_Kutuzov
gptkb:Invasion_of_Poland
gptkbp:aftermath German occupation of Poland
increased German control
gptkbp:casualties high
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Georg_von_Küchler
gptkb:Tadeusz_Kutrzeba
gptkbp:conflict decisive German victory
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and films
gptkbp:date September 9, 1939
gptkbp:doctrine gptkb:Blitzkrieg
gptkbp:duration September 9 to September 22, 1939
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Kutno
gptkbp:historical_analysis analyzed in military studies
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Invasion_of_Poland
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:archive
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Georg_von_Küchler
gptkb:Tadeusz_Kutrzeba
gptkbp:historical_impact shifted the balance in favor of Germany
gptkbp:historical_period September 1939
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated the effectiveness of Blitzkrieg tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Bzura
gptkbp:impact displaced populations
gptkbp:intelligence poor Polish intelligence
gptkbp:involved_forces approximately 100,000
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in memorials in Poland
gptkbp:landscape flat plains
gptkbp:legacy part of Polish military history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:logistics supply issues
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:German_4th_Army
gptkb:Polish_10th_Motorized_Cavalry_Brigade
gptkbp:military_strategy conventional warfare
gptkbp:military_technology tanks
gptkbp:notable_allies over 200,000
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bzura_River
studied by historians
importance of mobility
gptkbp:outcome Polish forces retreated
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Vistula
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Invasion_of_Poland
gptkbp:result German victory
gptkbp:significance one of the largest battles in the Polish campaign
gptkbp:strategic_importance Poland's defeat in the campaign
control of central Poland
defend Warsaw
gptkbp:tactics encirclement
counter-offensive
rapid advance
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy