German evacuation of Tallinn (1944)
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The German evacuation of Tallinn (1944) was a World War II operation in which German forces and collaborators withdrew by sea from the Estonian capital ahead of the advancing Soviet Army.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German evacuation of Tallinn (1944) canonical | 1 |
| German withdrawal from Tallinn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: German evacuation of Tallinn (1944) Context triple: [Tallinn offensive (1944), relatedEvent, German evacuation of Tallinn (1944)]
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evacuation of Tallinn 1941
The evacuation of Tallinn in 1941 was a major World War II Soviet naval operation in which forces and civilians were withdrawn from the besieged Estonian capital across the Baltic Sea under heavy German and Finnish attack, resulting in severe losses.
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Tallinn offensive (1944)
The Tallinn offensive (1944) was a World War II Soviet military operation that drove German forces out of Tallinn and much of northern Estonia as part of the broader Baltic campaign.
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Crimean evacuation of November 1920
The Crimean evacuation of November 1920 was the mass withdrawal by sea of General Wrangel’s White Army forces and tens of thousands of civilians from Crimea to foreign ports at the end of the Russian Civil War.
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Narva offensive
The Narva offensive was a major World War II Soviet military campaign in early 1944 aimed at breaking German defenses and advancing through northeastern Estonia toward the Baltic Sea.
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Baltic offensive (1944)
The Baltic offensive (1944) was a major World War II Soviet military campaign that drove German forces out of the Baltic states and cut off Army Group North.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: German evacuation of Tallinn (1944) Target entity description: The German evacuation of Tallinn (1944) was a World War II operation in which German forces and collaborators withdrew by sea from the Estonian capital ahead of the advancing Soviet Army.
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A.
evacuation of Tallinn 1941
The evacuation of Tallinn in 1941 was a major World War II Soviet naval operation in which forces and civilians were withdrawn from the besieged Estonian capital across the Baltic Sea under heavy German and Finnish attack, resulting in severe losses.
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B.
Tallinn offensive (1944)
The Tallinn offensive (1944) was a World War II Soviet military operation that drove German forces out of Tallinn and much of northern Estonia as part of the broader Baltic campaign.
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C.
Crimean evacuation of November 1920
The Crimean evacuation of November 1920 was the mass withdrawal by sea of General Wrangel’s White Army forces and tens of thousands of civilians from Crimea to foreign ports at the end of the Russian Civil War.
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Narva offensive
The Narva offensive was a major World War II Soviet military campaign in early 1944 aimed at breaking German defenses and advancing through northeastern Estonia toward the Baltic Sea.
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E.
Baltic offensive (1944)
The Baltic offensive (1944) was a major World War II Soviet military campaign that drove German forces out of the Baltic states and cut off Army Group North.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military operation
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military evacuation ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Reichskommissariat Ostland ⓘ |
| commandedBy | German military leadership in Army Group North ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Estonian World War II historiography
ⓘ
German World War II operational records ⓘ Soviet military histories ⓘ |
| endTime | 1944-09-22 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Soviet re-occupation of Estonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
|
| follows |
German occupation of Estonia
ⓘ
linked to:
German occupation of the Baltic states
|
| goal |
avoid encirclement by Soviet forces
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withdraw German forces from Tallinn ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Soviet Tallinn offensive
ⓘ
linked to:
Tallinn offensive (1944)
Soviet advance in the Baltic region ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
loss of German control over Estonian capital
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strengthening of Soviet position in the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| location |
Estonia
ⓘ
Tallinn ⓘ |
| method | evacuation by sea ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Baltic Sea theater ⓘ |
| natureOfOperation |
organized withdrawal
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strategic retreat ⓘ |
| opponent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Soviet Baltic Fleet ⓘ
linked to:
Baltic Fleet (Soviet Union)
|
| participant |
German Army
ⓘ
German Luftwaffe ⓘ
linked to:
Luftwaffe
German civilian administration in Estonia ⓘ
linked to:
German civil administration in the East
Kriegsmarine ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ local collaborators ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baltic offensive
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltic Offensive
Eastern Front (World War II) ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Front of World War II
German retreat from the Baltic states ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1944 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Narva (1944)
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Evacuation of Tallinn (1941) ⓘ
linked to:
evacuation of Tallinn 1941
Soviet Baltic offensive (1944) ⓘ
linked to:
Baltic offensive (1944)
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| result |
German withdrawal from Tallinn
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linked to:
German evacuation of Tallinn (1944)
Soviet capture of Tallinn ⓘ |
| startTime | 1944-09-19 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | preservation of German forces in the Baltic region ⓘ |
| timePeriod | September 1944 ⓘ |
| uses | Baltic Sea ⓘ |
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Subject: German evacuation of Tallinn (1944) Description of subject: The German evacuation of Tallinn (1944) was a World War II operation in which German forces and collaborators withdrew by sea from the Estonian capital ahead of the advancing Soviet Army.
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