Estonian War of Independence
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The Estonian War of Independence was a 1918–1920 conflict in which newly declared Estonia fought against Soviet Russia and German forces to secure its sovereignty and establish itself as an independent republic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Estonian War of Independence canonical | 3 |
| Soviet–Estonian War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2294848 — 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.
Target entity: Estonian War of Independence Context triple: [Estonian Defence Forces, historicalEvent, Estonian War of Independence]
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A.
Finnish Civil War
The Finnish Civil War was a brief but pivotal 1918 conflict between the socialist Reds and conservative Whites that shaped Finland’s independence and political future.
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B.
Winter War
The Winter War was a 1939–1940 conflict in which the Soviet Union invaded Finland, leading to fierce Finnish resistance in harsh Arctic conditions and significant casualties on both sides.
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C.
Lapland War
The Lapland War was a World War II–era conflict in northern Finland in 1944–1945, in which Finnish forces fought to expel their former German allies from Lapland under pressure from the Soviet Union.
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D.
Continuation War
The Continuation War was a conflict between Finland and the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944, fought alongside Nazi Germany and resulting in significant territorial losses for Finland despite preserving its independence.
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E.
Karelian front
The Karelian Front was a major Soviet Army formation in World War II responsible for conducting operations in the northern sector against Finnish and German forces in the Karelian and Arctic regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Estonian War of Independence Target entity description: The Estonian War of Independence was a 1918–1920 conflict in which newly declared Estonia fought against Soviet Russia and German forces to secure its sovereignty and establish itself as an independent republic.
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A.
Finnish Civil War
The Finnish Civil War was a brief but pivotal 1918 conflict between the socialist Reds and conservative Whites that shaped Finland’s independence and political future.
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B.
Winter War
The Winter War was a 1939–1940 conflict in which the Soviet Union invaded Finland, leading to fierce Finnish resistance in harsh Arctic conditions and significant casualties on both sides.
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C.
Lapland War
The Lapland War was a World War II–era conflict in northern Finland in 1944–1945, in which Finnish forces fought to expel their former German allies from Lapland under pressure from the Soviet Union.
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D.
Continuation War
The Continuation War was a conflict between Finland and the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944, fought alongside Nazi Germany and resulting in significant territorial losses for Finland despite preserving its independence.
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E.
Karelian front
The Karelian Front was a major Soviet Army formation in World War II responsible for conducting operations in the northern sector against Finnish and German forces in the Karelian and Arctic regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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independence war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| aftermath | international de jure recognition of Estonia in early 1920s ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Baltische Landeswehr elements
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Estonian Defence Forces ⓘ German Freikorps units in the Baltics ⓘ Red Army ⓘ Estonia ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Estonia
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| conflictType | national liberation war ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Baltic German forces
ⓘ
Estonia ⓘ Finland ⓘ German Empire remnants ⓘ German forces ⓘ Latvia ⓘ Russian SFSR ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Russian SFSR ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Russia
United Kingdom ⓘ White Russian forces ⓘ |
| endDate | 1920-02-02 ⓘ |
| goal |
establish Estonia as an independent republic
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secure Estonian sovereignty ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Bolshevik attempt to regain control of former imperial territories
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Estonian declaration of independence ⓘ collapse of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| location |
Baltic Sea region
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surface form:
Baltic region
Estonia ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Bolshevik government of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolshevik government
Russian SFSR ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Russia
|
| partOf | Russian Civil War ⓘ |
| peaceTreatyDate | 1920-02-02 ⓘ |
| peaceTreatySignedWith |
Russian SFSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
| relatedTo |
Latvian War of Independence
ⓘ
Lithuanian Wars of Independence ⓘ |
| result |
Estonian victory
ⓘ
Independence Day of Estonia ⓘ
surface form:
establishment of the Republic of Estonia
recognition of Estonian independence by Soviet Russia ⓘ |
| significantBattle |
Battle of Cēsis (1919)
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Battle of Narva (1918) ⓘ Battle of Võnnu ⓘ Tartu Offensive ⓘ
surface form:
Liberation of Tartu
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| startDate | 1918-11-28 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Royal Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
British Royal Navy
Danish volunteers ⓘ Finnish volunteers ⓘ Swedish volunteers ⓘ White Russian forces ⓘ
surface form:
White Russian Northwestern Army
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| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| treaty | Treaty of Tartu ⓘ |
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Subject: Estonian War of Independence Description of subject: The Estonian War of Independence was a 1918–1920 conflict in which newly declared Estonia fought against Soviet Russia and German forces to secure its sovereignty and establish itself as an independent republic.
Referenced by (4)
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