Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive
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The Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive was a major Soviet World War II operation in August 1944 that destroyed German and Romanian forces in eastern Romania, leading to Romania’s defection from the Axis and opening the way for the Red Army’s advance into the Balkans.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jassy–Kishinev Offensive | 3 |
| Jassy–Kishinev offensive | 3 |
| Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive | 2 |
| Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive canonical | 2 |
| Jassy–Kishinev Operation | 1 |
| Jassy–Kishinev operations | 1 |
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Target entity: Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive Context triple: [40th Army (Red Army), notableOperation, Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive]
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A.
Monastir Offensive
The Monastir Offensive was a World War I Allied campaign on the Balkan Front that led to the capture of the city of Monastir (Bitola) from Bulgarian and Central Powers forces in 1916.
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Uman–Botoșani offensive
The Uman–Botoșani offensive was a major 1944 Red Army operation on the Eastern Front that drove German and Romanian forces out of much of southwestern Ukraine and opened the way into Romania.
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Samland Offensive
The Samland Offensive was a late World War II Soviet military operation aimed at capturing the Samland Peninsula from German forces in East Prussia.
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D.
Soviet Operation Uranus
Soviet Operation Uranus was the major 1942 Red Army counteroffensive that encircled the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, turning the tide on the Eastern Front in World War II.
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E.
Velikiye Luki offensive
The Velikiye Luki offensive was a major Soviet World War II operation in late 1942–early 1943 aimed at encircling and recapturing the strategically important city of Velikiye Luki from German forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive Target entity description: The Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive was a major Soviet World War II operation in August 1944 that destroyed German and Romanian forces in eastern Romania, leading to Romania’s defection from the Axis and opening the way for the Red Army’s advance into the Balkans.
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A.
Monastir Offensive
The Monastir Offensive was a World War I Allied campaign on the Balkan Front that led to the capture of the city of Monastir (Bitola) from Bulgarian and Central Powers forces in 1916.
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B.
Uman–Botoșani offensive
The Uman–Botoșani offensive was a major 1944 Red Army operation on the Eastern Front that drove German and Romanian forces out of much of southwestern Ukraine and opened the way into Romania.
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C.
Samland Offensive
The Samland Offensive was a late World War II Soviet military operation aimed at capturing the Samland Peninsula from German forces in East Prussia.
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D.
Soviet Operation Uranus
Soviet Operation Uranus was the major 1942 Red Army counteroffensive that encircled the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, turning the tide on the Eastern Front in World War II.
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E.
Velikiye Luki offensive
The Velikiye Luki offensive was a major Soviet World War II operation in late 1942–early 1943 aimed at encircling and recapturing the strategically important city of Velikiye Luki from German forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive
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surface form:
Jassy–Kishinev Operation
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| axisUnit |
German 6th Army
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German 8th Army ⓘ Romanian 3rd Army ⓘ Romanian 4th Army ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Romania
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| commander |
Fyodor Tolbukhin
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Rodion Malinovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderOpposing |
Johannes Friessner
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Petre Dumitrescu ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
Romania’s alignment with the Allies
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Romania’s defection from the Axis ⓘ Soviet occupation of most of Romania ⓘ opening of the way for the Red Army’s advance into the Balkans ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
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Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic ⓘ Romania ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1944-08-29 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1944-08-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Soviet advance into Bulgaria
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Soviet advance into Hungary ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the isolation of German forces in the Balkans
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major turning point in the Balkans campaign of World War II ⓘ |
| location |
Moldavia
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around Chișinău ⓘ around Iași ⓘ eastern Romania ⓘ |
| operationType | encirclement operation ⓘ |
| opponent |
Heeresgruppe Süd
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surface form:
German Army Group South Ukraine
Romanian forces ⓘ |
| participatingUnit |
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
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surface form:
2nd Ukrainian Front
Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front ⓘ
surface form:
3rd Ukrainian Front
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| partOf |
Eastern Front of World War II
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Soviet summer offensive of 1944 ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet 1944 summer offensives
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| precededBy | First Jassy–Kishinev offensive ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of German front in Romania
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decisive Soviet victory ⓘ destruction of German and Romanian forces in eastern Romania ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
encirclement and destruction of German Army Group South Ukraine
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expulsion of Axis forces from Romania ⓘ |
| theater |
Balkan theatre of World War II
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surface form:
Balkan theater of World War II
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| timePeriod | August 1944 ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive Description of subject: The Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive was a major Soviet World War II operation in August 1944 that destroyed German and Romanian forces in eastern Romania, leading to Romania’s defection from the Axis and opening the way for the Red Army’s advance into the Balkans.
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