Battle of the Don River

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Soviet_advance_into_Eastern_Europe
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:celebrates Documentaries
Military history studies
Books_on_World_War_II
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Vasily_Chuikov
Field_Marshal_Friedrich_Paulus
gptkbp:date 1942
gptkbp:duration July 1942 to December 1942
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Voronezh
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Turning_point_in_the_Eastern_Front
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Don River
gptkbp:influencedBy German_Blitzkrieg_tactics
Previous_battles_in_the_Eastern_Front
gptkbp:involved gptkb:6th_Army_(Germany)
Stalingrad_Front_(Soviet_Union)
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_future_Soviet_military_tactics
gptkbp:location Don_River,_Russia
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive_coverage_by_Soviet_propaganda
gptkbp:militaryRank Defensive operations
Encirclement tactics
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Soviet_counteroffensive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
gptkbp:politicalRole Shift_in_power_dynamics_in_Europe
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:result Soviet_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_victory_for_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_the_Don_River
gptkbp:tactics Guerrilla warfare
Psychological warfare
Urban warfare
Reconnaissance missions
Logistical support operations
Use of chemical weapons
Aerial support
Artillery bombardment
Flanking movements
Supply line disruption
Use of trenches
Tank warfare
Infantry assaults
Coordination with allied forces
Use of mines
Use of artillery shells
Naval support operations
Counteroffensive maneuvers
Fortification of positions
Use of camouflage
Use of snipers
Morale_boosting_initiatives