Battle of Sedan (1940)
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The Battle of Sedan (1940) was a decisive World War II engagement in which German forces broke through French defenses on the Meuse River, leading to the rapid collapse of France.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Sedan (1940) canonical | 6 |
| Battle of the Meuse (1940) | 1 |
| German breakthrough at Sedan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Sedan (1940) Context triple: [Battle of France, keyEvent, Battle of Sedan (1940)]
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive in the winter of 1944–1945 on the Western Front, notable as the last significant Nazi counterattack and one of the bloodiest battles fought by U.S. forces in World War II.
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Saar Offensive
The Saar Offensive was a brief and largely ineffective French ground attack into western Germany in September 1939, launched shortly after the outbreak of World War II.
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C.
Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was one of the longest and bloodiest engagements of World War I, symbolizing the brutal attrition warfare on the Western Front between France and Germany in 1916.
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Battle of France
The Battle of France was the 1940 German campaign that rapidly defeated France and the Low Countries, leading to the fall of Paris and the occupation of much of Western Europe in World War II.
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E.
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
The Battle of Jena–Auerstedt was a decisive 1806 Napoleonic victory over Prussia that shattered the Prussian army and established French dominance in Central Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Sedan (1940) Target entity description: The Battle of Sedan (1940) was a decisive World War II engagement in which German forces broke through French defenses on the Meuse River, leading to the rapid collapse of France.
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A.
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive in the winter of 1944–1945 on the Western Front, notable as the last significant Nazi counterattack and one of the bloodiest battles fought by U.S. forces in World War II.
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B.
Saar Offensive
The Saar Offensive was a brief and largely ineffective French ground attack into western Germany in September 1939, launched shortly after the outbreak of World War II.
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C.
Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was one of the longest and bloodiest engagements of World War I, symbolizing the brutal attrition warfare on the Western Front between France and Germany in 1916.
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D.
Battle of France
The Battle of France was the 1940 German campaign that rapidly defeated France and the Low Countries, leading to the fall of Paris and the occupation of much of Western Europe in World War II.
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E.
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
The Battle of Jena–Auerstedt was a decisive 1806 Napoleonic victory over Prussia that shattered the Prussian army and established French dominance in Central Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | German breakthrough at Sedan (1940) ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
André Corap
ⓘ
Charles Huntziger ⓘ Ewald von Kleist ⓘ Gerd von Rundstedt ⓘ Heinz Guderian ⓘ Maurice Gamelin ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Battle of Sedan (1870) ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
Facilitation of the Dunkirk evacuation
ⓘ
Fall of Paris ⓘ Armistice of 22 June 1940 ⓘ
surface form:
French armistice of June 1940
Isolation of Allied forces in Belgium ⓘ Rapid German advance to the Channel coast ⓘ Strategic collapse of French forces in 1940 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | May 1940 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1940-05-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Dynamo
ⓘ
surface form:
Encirclement at Dunkirk
German advance to the English Channel ⓘ |
| front | Meuse front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940 in military history ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
French Ninth Army
ⓘ
French Second Army ⓘ Army Group A ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group A
German XIX Army Corps (mot.) ⓘ |
| location |
Ardennes Forest
ⓘ
surface form:
Ardennes
Meuse ⓘ
surface form:
Meuse River
Sedan ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Heinz Guderian ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Collapse of French defensive line on the Meuse
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German crossing of the Meuse at Sedan ⓘ Luftwaffe bombing of French positions ⓘ |
| notableTactic | Concentrated armored thrust through the Ardennes ⓘ |
| objective |
Breakthrough of French defenses on the Meuse River
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Outflanking of the Maginot Line ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Expeditionary Force
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French Third Republic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of France
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Battle of France ⓘ
surface form:
Fall of France
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| precededBy |
Battle of France
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surface form:
German invasion of the Low Countries
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| result | German victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1940-05-12 ⓘ |
| strategy | Blitzkrieg ⓘ |
| theater |
Western Front
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surface form:
Western Front (World War II)
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Subject: Battle of Sedan (1940) Description of subject: The Battle of Sedan (1940) was a decisive World War II engagement in which German forces broke through French defenses on the Meuse River, leading to the rapid collapse of France.
Referenced by (8)
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