Soviet Operation Uranus
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Soviet Operation Uranus was the major 1942 Red Army counteroffensive that encircled the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, turning the tide on the Eastern Front in World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soviet Operation Uranus canonical | 2 |
| Soviet counteroffensive at Stalingrad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T970986 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soviet Operation Uranus Context triple: [Fall Blau, followedBy, Soviet Operation Uranus]
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A.
Velikiye Luki offensive
The Velikiye Luki offensive was a major Soviet World War II operation in late 1942–early 1943 aimed at encircling and recapturing the strategically important city of Velikiye Luki from German forces.
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B.
Operation Bagration
Operation Bagration was a massive 1944 Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front that destroyed much of Germany’s Army Group Centre and marked a decisive turning point in World War II.
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C.
Kursk strategic offensive operation
The Kursk strategic offensive operation was a major World War II Soviet campaign in 1943 that followed the Battle of Kursk, aiming to push German forces westward and regain the strategic initiative on the Eastern Front.
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D.
Moscow Strategic Offensive Operation
The Moscow Strategic Offensive Operation was a major Soviet counteroffensive in late 1941–early 1942 that pushed German forces away from Moscow and marked a crucial turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II.
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E.
Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive
The Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive was a major Red Army campaign during the Winter War (1939–1940) aimed at breaking through Finnish defenses on the Karelian Isthmus and forcing Finland to cede territory to the Soviet Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soviet Operation Uranus Target entity description: Soviet Operation Uranus was the major 1942 Red Army counteroffensive that encircled the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, turning the tide on the Eastern Front in World War II.
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A.
Velikiye Luki offensive
The Velikiye Luki offensive was a major Soviet World War II operation in late 1942–early 1943 aimed at encircling and recapturing the strategically important city of Velikiye Luki from German forces.
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B.
Operation Bagration
Operation Bagration was a massive 1944 Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front that destroyed much of Germany’s Army Group Centre and marked a decisive turning point in World War II.
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C.
Kursk strategic offensive operation
The Kursk strategic offensive operation was a major World War II Soviet campaign in 1943 that followed the Battle of Kursk, aiming to push German forces westward and regain the strategic initiative on the Eastern Front.
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D.
Moscow Strategic Offensive Operation
The Moscow Strategic Offensive Operation was a major Soviet counteroffensive in late 1941–early 1942 that pushed German forces away from Moscow and marked a crucial turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II.
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E.
Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive
The Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive was a major Red Army campaign during the Winter War (1939–1940) aimed at breaking through Finnish defenses on the Karelian Isthmus and forcing Finland to cede territory to the Soviet Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet strategic offensive
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aim | encirclement of German 6th Army at Stalingrad ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Soviet Operation Uranus
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet counteroffensive at Stalingrad
|
| belligerent | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| codenameOrigin | named after the planet Uranus ⓘ |
| commander |
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
ⓘ
Andrey Yeremenko NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgy Zhukov ⓘ Nikolai Vatutin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfNorthernAssault | 1942-11-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfSouthernAssault | 1942-11-20 ⓘ |
| encircledForceSize | over 250000 Axis troops ⓘ |
| encirclementCompleted | 1942-11-23 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-11-23 ⓘ |
| exploitedWeakness | Axis allied armies on the flanks ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Little Saturn
ⓘ
Operation Ring ⓘ |
| frontSector |
north of Stalingrad
ⓘ
south of Stalingrad ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first large-scale successful Soviet strategic offensive of the war
ⓘ
marked shift of strategic initiative to the Red Army ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
German 6th Army
ⓘ
Romanian 3rd Army ⓘ Romanian 4th Army ⓘ Soviet Don Front ⓘ Soviet Southwestern Front ⓘ Soviet Stalingrad Front ⓘ |
| location |
Don River
ⓘ
surface form:
Don River bend
Kalach-na-Donu ⓘ
surface form:
Kalach-na-Donu area
Soviet Stalingrad Front ⓘ
surface form:
Stalingrad Front
|
| opposedBy |
Hungary
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Romania ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Friedrich Paulus
ⓘ
Hermann Hoth ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
Soviet High Command
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Stavka
|
| precededBy |
German 1942 summer offensive Case Blue
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surface form:
German summer offensive Case Blue
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| result |
decisive Soviet victory
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encirclement of German 6th Army ⓘ turning point on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-11-19 ⓘ |
| strategy | double envelopment ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
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Subject: Soviet Operation Uranus Description of subject: Soviet Operation Uranus was the major 1942 Red Army counteroffensive that encircled the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, turning the tide on the Eastern Front in World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Case Blue
subject surface form:
Operation Uranus
this entity surface form:
Soviet counteroffensive at Stalingrad