Battle of Hel
E2592
The Battle of Hel was a World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended the Hel Peninsula against German attacks during the 1939 campaign in Poland.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Hel canonical | 7 |
| siege of Hel Peninsula | 2 |
| siege of Hel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Hel Context triple: [Invasion of Poland, keyEvent, Battle of Hel]
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A.
Battle of Monte Cassino
The Battle of Monte Cassino was a series of brutal Allied assaults in 1944 against German defensive positions in central Italy, aimed at breaking through to Rome and marked by heavy casualties and the controversial destruction of the historic abbey.
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B.
Battle of El Alamein
The Battle of El Alamein was a pivotal 1942 North African campaign clash between Allied and Axis forces that marked a major turning point in World War II by halting the German advance toward Egypt and the Suez Canal.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a pivotal and brutal Eastern Front confrontation between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, whose Soviet victory marked a major turning point in World War II.
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E.
Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin was the final major offensive of the European theatre of World War II, in which Soviet forces captured the German capital, leading directly to Nazi Germany’s surrender.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Hel Target entity description: The Battle of Hel was a World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended the Hel Peninsula against German attacks during the 1939 campaign in Poland.
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A.
Battle of Monte Cassino
The Battle of Monte Cassino was a series of brutal Allied assaults in 1944 against German defensive positions in central Italy, aimed at breaking through to Rome and marked by heavy casualties and the controversial destruction of the historic abbey.
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B.
Battle of El Alamein
The Battle of El Alamein was a pivotal 1942 North African campaign clash between Allied and Axis forces that marked a major turning point in World War II by halting the German advance toward Egypt and the Suez Canal.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a pivotal and brutal Eastern Front confrontation between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, whose Soviet victory marked a major turning point in World War II.
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Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin was the final major offensive of the European theatre of World War II, in which Soviet forces captured the German capital, leading directly to Nazi Germany’s surrender.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Obrona Helu ⓘ |
| attacker | Germany ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Germany
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Poland ⓘ |
| campaign | September Campaign ⓘ |
| combatType |
coastal defense operation
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land battle ⓘ |
| conflict | Invasion of Poland ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
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Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| defender | Poland ⓘ |
| defensiveLine | Hel Peninsula fortifications ⓘ |
| endDate | 1939-10-02 ⓘ |
| endedWith | Polish capitulation at Hel ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| front | Polish coastal front ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Hel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
siege of Hel Peninsula
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| historicalRegion | Pomerania ⓘ |
| involvedBranch |
Wehrmacht
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surface form:
German Army
Luftwaffe ⓘ
surface form:
German Luftwaffe
Polish Army ⓘ Polish Navy ⓘ |
| location |
Hel Peninsula
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Poland ⓘ Pomeranian Voivodeship ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
defense of a narrow peninsula fortification line
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one of the last Polish positions to capitulate in the 1939 campaign ⓘ |
| opponent | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Invasion of Poland
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surface form:
German invasion of Poland
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| relatedEvent | Defense of the Polish coast in 1939 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Kock (1939)
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German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Westerplatte
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| result | German victory ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of prolonged Polish resistance in 1939 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1939-09-01 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of access to the Bay of Gdańsk
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elimination of Polish coastal defenses ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
September 1939
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early World War II ⓘ |
| usedFortifications | Hel Fortress ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Hel Description of subject: The Battle of Hel was a World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended the Hel Peninsula against German attacks during the 1939 campaign in Poland.
Referenced by (10)
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