Battle of Kleisoura Pass
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The Battle of Kleisoura Pass was a key World War II engagement in April 1941 in which German forces seized a strategic mountain pass in Greece, contributing to the rapid collapse of Greek and Allied defenses during the Balkans campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Kleisoura Pass canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Kleisoura Pass Context triple: [Italian invasion of Greece, notableBattle, Battle of Kleisoura Pass]
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A.
Battle of Elaia–Kalamas
The Battle of Elaia–Kalamas was an early World War II engagement in late 1940 in which Greek forces successfully repelled an Italian offensive in northwestern Greece, contributing to the failure of Italy’s initial invasion.
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B.
Battle of Bapheus
The Battle of Bapheus was a pivotal 1302 victory of the early Ottoman forces over the Byzantine Empire that helped establish Osman I’s power and marked a key step in the rise of the Ottoman state.
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C.
Battle of Doiran
The Battle of Doiran was a series of World War I engagements between Bulgarian and Allied forces near Lake Doiran in Macedonia, notable for the strong Bulgarian defensive stand on the Balkan Front.
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D.
Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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E.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Kleisoura Pass Target entity description: The Battle of Kleisoura Pass was a key World War II engagement in April 1941 in which German forces seized a strategic mountain pass in Greece, contributing to the rapid collapse of Greek and Allied defenses during the Balkans campaign.
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A.
Battle of Elaia–Kalamas
The Battle of Elaia–Kalamas was an early World War II engagement in late 1940 in which Greek forces successfully repelled an Italian offensive in northwestern Greece, contributing to the failure of Italy’s initial invasion.
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B.
Battle of Bapheus
The Battle of Bapheus was a pivotal 1302 victory of the early Ottoman forces over the Byzantine Empire that helped establish Osman I’s power and marked a key step in the rise of the Ottoman state.
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C.
Battle of Doiran
The Battle of Doiran was a series of World War I engagements between Bulgarian and Allied forces near Lake Doiran in Macedonia, notable for the strong Bulgarian defensive stand on the Balkan Front.
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D.
Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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E.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Commonwealth forces
ⓘ
Greek Army ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenic Army
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| combatType | land battle ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
collapse of Greek defensive positions in western Macedonia
ⓘ
retreat of Allied forces in Greece ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Greece ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| datePrecision | day ⓘ |
| defensiveRole | part of Greek defensive line in western Macedonia ⓘ |
| endTime | 1941-04-14 ⓘ |
| followedBy | German advance toward Ioannina and central Greece ⓘ |
| front |
Balkan Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian front in the Battle of Greece
|
| hasLocation |
Greece
ⓘ
Kleisoura Pass ⓘ Western Macedonia ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Μάχη του Κλεισούρας ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| involvedForceType |
armour
ⓘ
artillery ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
English
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Balkan theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rapid German breakthrough of Greek and Allied defenses
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use of mechanized and motorized German units in mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| objective | seizure of Kleisoura Pass ⓘ |
| opponent |
German forces
ⓘ
Greek and Allied forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Balkan Campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Balkans campaign
German invasion of Greece ⓘ |
| precededBy | initial German crossings of the Yugoslav–Greek border ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
German invasion of Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Greece
Battle of Vevi ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941-04-13 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of mountain pass between Kastoria and Klisoura
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facilitated German advance into central Greece ⓘ |
| terrain | mountain pass ⓘ |
| timePeriod | April 1941 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Kleisoura Pass Description of subject: The Battle of Kleisoura Pass was a key World War II engagement in April 1941 in which German forces seized a strategic mountain pass in Greece, contributing to the rapid collapse of Greek and Allied defenses during the Balkans campaign.
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