Battle of the Kura River Line

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military battle
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened_Soviet_positions_in_the_Caucasus
gptkbp:analyzes Tactical evaluations
Military historians' studies
Strategic military analyses
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials_in_Georgia
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Ivan_Tyulenev
gptkb:General_Hans_von_Kluge
gptkbp:consequences Displacement of local populations
Influence on modern military tactics
Impact on civilian populations in the region
Destruction of infrastructure in the area
Economic repercussions for the region
Cultural_impacts_on_Georgian_society
Historical_memory_in_post-Soviet_states
Long-term_effects_on_Soviet-German_relations
Shift_in_control_of_the_Caucasus_region
gptkbp:date July 1942
gptkbp:duration Approximately one month
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Taman
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influenced_the_course_of_the_war_in_the_Caucasus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Kura River Line
gptkbp:impact Affected_German_military_strategy
Influenced_Soviet_military_doctrine
gptkbp:legacy Studied in military academies
gptkbp:location Kura_River,_Georgia
gptkbp:mediaAppearances Documentaries
Books_on_World_War_II
Films_depicting_the_Eastern_Front
gptkbp:militaryRank Blitzkrieg_tactics_employed_by_Germans
Encirclement_tactics_employed_by_Soviets
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Caucasus
gptkbp:outcome Soviet_forces_pushed_back_German_advances
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Eastern_Front_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Great_Bend_of_the_Kura
gptkbp:primaryMission Eyewitness accounts
Military archives
Official military reports
gptkbp:result Soviet_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_position_in_the_Caucasus
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_oil_fields_in_Baku
gptkbp:tactics Defensive_tactics_by_the_Soviets
Offensive_tactics_by_the_Germans