Defence of the Oder line

E265798

Defence of the Oder line was a late-World War II German defensive campaign along the Oder River aimed at halting the advancing Soviet forces before they could reach Berlin.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign
military campaign
aim to defend the eastern borders of Germany along the Oder River
to halt the Soviet advance toward Berlin
alsoKnownAs Defence of the Oder line
surface form: Defense of the Oder line

Oder line defence
belligerent Nazi Germany
Polish People’s Republic
surface form: Polish People's Republic

Soviet Union
commander Gotthard Heinrici
HeinrichHimmler
surface form: Heinrich Himmler

Sepp Dietrich
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
date 1945
defensiveConcept delaying action to buy time for the defense of Berlin
endTime 1945-04
followedBy Battle of Berlin
Battle of the Seelow Heights
fortificationType river defensive line
frontLine Neisse River line
Oder River line
historicalPeriod late World War II
involvedUnit 1st Belorussian Front
1st Ukrainian Front
2nd Belorussian Front
Army Group Centre
surface form: Army Group Center (Germany)

Army Group Vistula
location Brandenburg
Germany
Oder River
Pomerania
Silesia
opponent Polish People’s Army
surface form: Polish People's Army

Soviet Union
partOf Battle of Berlin
surface form: Battle of Berlin campaign

Eastern Front of World War II
precededBy Vistula–Oder Offensive
primaryAxisOfAdvanceOpposing Soviet advance from the Vistula to Berlin
relatedEvent East Pomeranian Offensive
Lower Silesian Offensive
Upper Silesian Offensive
result Soviet victory
breakthrough of Soviet forces toward Berlin
startTime 1945-01
strategicImportance last major defensive barrier before Berlin from the east
theater Central European theater of World War II

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Army Group A participatedIn Defence of the Oder line
2nd Army (Wehrmacht) participatedIn Defence of the Oder line
this entity surface form: Defense of the Oder
Defence of the Oder line alsoKnownAs Defence of the Oder line
this entity surface form: Defense of the Oder line