Battle of the Onega River

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Delayed_German_advance
Strengthened_Soviet_defenses
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:celebrates Soviet_military_history
gptkbp:climate Rainy and muddy
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Kirill_Meretskov
gptkb:General_Erich_von_Manstein
gptkbp:culturalImpact Memorials established
Portrayed in literature
Referenced in films
gptkbp:date July 5, 1941
gptkbp:duration Several days
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Leningrad
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military academies
gptkbp:historicalContext Part of Operation Barbarossa
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Impact_on_German_strategy
Effectiveness_of_Soviet_tactics
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Demonstrated_Soviet_resilience
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Onega River
gptkbp:influencedBy Previous_battles_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:keyFigures Soviet_commanders
German_commanders
gptkbp:landscape Forested and riverine area
gptkbp:legacy Influenced_future_Soviet_tactics
gptkbp:location Onega_River,_Russia
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Limited during the war
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Red_Army
Wehrmacht
Defensive operations
Counteroffensive operations
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Moscow
Siege of Leningrad
gptkbp:outcome Soviet_forces_pushed_back_German_troops
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Eastern_Front_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Smolensk
gptkbp:primaryMission Documentaries
Historical analyses
Military reports
Eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:result Soviet_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_victory_for_the_Soviet_forces
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of supply routes
Control_of_the_Onega_River
Stalled_German_advance_in_the_north
gptkbp:supportRole Soviet_tactical_victory
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment