Battle of the Smolensk Offensive
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Soviet_Soldier
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
German forces continued eastward
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| gptkbp:analysis |
Analyzed by historians
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| gptkbp:casualties |
High casualties on both sides
Heavy losses for the Red Army Significant losses for German forces |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Fedor_von_Bock
gptkb:Dmitry_Pavlov Leadership changes during the battle |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Impact on Soviet culture
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| gptkbp:date |
July 10, 1941
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| gptkbp:doctrine |
Influenced future military doctrines
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| gptkbp:duration |
Approximately 2 months
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| gptkbp:end_date |
September 10, 1941
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Moscow
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of World War II
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| gptkbp:historical_debate |
Debated among historians
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| gptkbp:historical_event |
Documented in military archives
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| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Influenced subsequent battles in the Eastern Front
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Marked a turning point in the Eastern Front
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Smolensk Offensive
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| gptkbp:impact |
Civilians affected by the conflict
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| gptkbp:intelligence |
German intelligence was effective
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| gptkbp:involved_units |
gptkb:Army_Group_Centre
gptkb:Western_Front_(Soviet_Union) |
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
Remembered in military history
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| gptkbp:landscape |
Forested and urban areas
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Legacy in military studies
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| gptkbp:location |
Smolensk, Soviet Union
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| gptkbp:logistics |
Supply lines were critical
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| gptkbp:media_coverage |
Covered by wartime correspondents
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| gptkbp:military_strategy |
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
Engagement in World War II |
| gptkbp:military_technology |
Use of tanks and aircraft
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| gptkbp:notable_allies |
gptkb:sports_team
Defensive operations Reinforcements sent to the area Heer (German Army) |
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Smolensk
Lessons learned for future engagements |
| gptkbp:outcome |
gptkb:Capture_of_Smolensk
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
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| gptkbp:political_ideology |
Used for morale boosting
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Bialystok-Minsk
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| gptkbp:result |
German victory
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| gptkbp:retirement_year |
Reported war crimes during the battle
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| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic German advance into the Soviet Union
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| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
gptkb:German_control_of_Smolensk
Control of key transportation routes Critical for both sides |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Encirclement
Rapid advances |
| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
Summer weather
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