Battle of Krasnobród (1939)
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The Battle of Krasnobród (1939) was a World War II engagement during the German invasion of Poland in which Polish forces briefly recaptured the town of Krasnobród from advancing German troops before being forced to withdraw.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Krasnobród (1939) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2513355 — 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: Battle of Krasnobród (1939) Context triple: [Battle of the Border, hasPart, Battle of Krasnobród (1939)]
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Battle of Kock (1939)
The Battle of Kock (1939) was the final major engagement of the German invasion of Poland, where Polish forces mounted a determined last stand against the Wehrmacht in early October 1939.
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B.
Battle of Ciechanów (1939)
The Battle of Ciechanów (1939) was an early World War II clash between Polish and German forces in northern Mazovia during the German invasion of Poland.
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C.
Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki (1939)
The Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki (1939) was an early World War II clash between Polish and German forces during the invasion of Poland, contributing to the rapid German advance in the campaign’s opening phase.
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D.
Battle of Różan (1939)
The Battle of Różan (1939) was an early World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended fortified positions along the Narew River against the advancing German army during the invasion of Poland.
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E.
Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski (1939)
The Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski (1939) was an early World War II clash between Polish and German forces near the city of Piotrków Trybunalski during the German invasion of Poland.
- 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: Battle of Krasnobród (1939) Target entity description: The Battle of Krasnobród (1939) was a World War II engagement during the German invasion of Poland in which Polish forces briefly recaptured the town of Krasnobród from advancing German troops before being forced to withdraw.
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A.
Battle of Kock (1939)
The Battle of Kock (1939) was the final major engagement of the German invasion of Poland, where Polish forces mounted a determined last stand against the Wehrmacht in early October 1939.
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B.
Battle of Ciechanów (1939)
The Battle of Ciechanów (1939) was an early World War II clash between Polish and German forces in northern Mazovia during the German invasion of Poland.
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C.
Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki (1939)
The Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki (1939) was an early World War II clash between Polish and German forces during the invasion of Poland, contributing to the rapid German advance in the campaign’s opening phase.
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D.
Battle of Różan (1939)
The Battle of Różan (1939) was an early World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended fortified positions along the Narew River against the advancing German army during the invasion of Poland.
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E.
Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski (1939)
The Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski (1939) was an early World War II clash between Polish and German forces near the city of Piotrków Trybunalski during the German invasion of Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| campaign | defense of southeastern Poland in 1939 ⓘ |
| combatant1 | Polish Army ⓘ |
| combatant2 | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| commanderGermany | Gustav Anton von Wietersheim ⓘ |
| commanderPoland |
Tadeusz Piskor
ⓘ
Zygmunt Podhorski ⓘ |
| conflict |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of Poland
|
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
Poland ⓘ |
| date | 1939-09-23 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1939-09-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued German advance in southeastern Poland ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ |
| hasPart | Polish cavalry charge near Krasnobród ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| involvesTown | Krasnobród ⓘ |
| isPartOfHistoryOf |
history of Poland
ⓘ
history of World War II in Poland ⓘ |
| location |
Krasnobród
ⓘ
Lublin Voivodeship ⓘ Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Polish forces briefly recaptured Krasnobród ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the last significant Polish cavalry actions of 1939 campaign ⓘ |
| objectiveGermany | secure lines of advance in southeastern Poland ⓘ |
| objectivePoland | retake Krasnobród from German forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier engagements of the Lublin–Lwów strategic withdrawal ⓘ |
| result |
German victory
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Polish forces withdrew ⓘ |
| startDate | 1939-09-23 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early phase of World War II in Europe ⓘ |
| theatre |
Invasion of Poland
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surface form:
Polish September Campaign
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| unitInvolvedGermany | 8th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) ⓘ |
| unitInvolvedPoland |
Kraków Cavalry Brigade
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Nowogródzka Cavalry Brigade ⓘ |
| year | 1939 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Battle of Krasnobród (1939) Description of subject: The Battle of Krasnobród (1939) was a World War II engagement during the German invasion of Poland in which Polish forces briefly recaptured the town of Krasnobród from advancing German troops before being forced to withdraw.
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