Battle of Debrecen
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The Battle of Debrecen was a major World War II Eastern Front engagement in October 1944, in which German and Hungarian forces attempted unsuccessfully to halt the Soviet advance through eastern Hungary.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Debrecen Offensive | 3 |
| Battle of Debrecen canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Hungary (World War II) | 1 |
| Debrecen Offensive Operation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4295419 — 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 Debrecen Context triple: [6th Army, involvedIn, Battle of Debrecen]
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A.
Battle of Párkány
The Battle of Párkány was a 1683 engagement in which Holy League forces, shortly after lifting the Ottoman siege of Vienna, defeated the retreating Ottoman army near Párkány (today Štúrovo, Slovakia), helping to secure Christian control in the region.
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Battle of Raab
The Battle of Raab was an 1809 Napoleonic-era engagement in Hungary in which French and allied forces under Eugène de Beauharnais defeated an Austrian army shortly before the decisive Battle of Wagram.
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C.
Battle of Kulm
The Battle of Kulm was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Coalition forces halted and defeated a French corps in Bohemia, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s influence in Central Europe.
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D.
Battle of Mohi
The Battle of Mohi was a major 1241 clash in which Mongol forces decisively defeated the Kingdom of Hungary, marking a critical moment in the Mongol expansion into Central Europe.
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E.
Battle of Fraustadt
The Battle of Fraustadt was a major 1706 engagement of the Great Northern War in which a smaller Swedish force decisively defeated a much larger Saxon-Russian army, showcasing Sweden’s military prowess at its imperial height.
- 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 Debrecen Target entity description: The Battle of Debrecen was a major World War II Eastern Front engagement in October 1944, in which German and Hungarian forces attempted unsuccessfully to halt the Soviet advance through eastern Hungary.
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A.
Battle of Párkány
The Battle of Párkány was a 1683 engagement in which Holy League forces, shortly after lifting the Ottoman siege of Vienna, defeated the retreating Ottoman army near Párkány (today Štúrovo, Slovakia), helping to secure Christian control in the region.
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B.
Battle of Raab
The Battle of Raab was an 1809 Napoleonic-era engagement in Hungary in which French and allied forces under Eugène de Beauharnais defeated an Austrian army shortly before the decisive Battle of Wagram.
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C.
Battle of Kulm
The Battle of Kulm was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Coalition forces halted and defeated a French corps in Bohemia, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s influence in Central Europe.
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D.
Battle of Mohi
The Battle of Mohi was a major 1241 clash in which Mongol forces decisively defeated the Kingdom of Hungary, marking a critical moment in the Mongol expansion into Central Europe.
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E.
Battle of Fraustadt
The Battle of Fraustadt was a major 1706 engagement of the Great Northern War in which a smaller Swedish force decisively defeated a much larger Saxon-Russian army, showcasing Sweden’s military prowess at its imperial height.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Debrecen Offensive Operation
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Debrecen
Operation Debrecen ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Hungary
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ Romania ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| commander |
Fedor von Bock
ⓘ
Fyodor Tolbukhin ⓘ Hermann Balck ⓘ Rodion Malinovsky ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
Axis front line in Hungary destabilized
ⓘ
Soviet forces advanced deeper into Hungary ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ |
| date | October 1944 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-10-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Budapest Offensive
ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Budapest
|
| involvedForce |
Red Army
ⓘ
Romanian Army ⓘ
linked to:
Romanian Land Forces
Royal Hungarian Army ⓘ
linked to:
royal Hungarian army
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryUnit |
German 6th Army
ⓘ
German 8th Army ⓘ Hungarian 3rd Army ⓘ
linked to:
Third Hungarian Army
Romanian 4th Army ⓘ Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front ⓘ Soviet 4th Ukrainian Front ⓘ
linked to:
4th Ukrainian Front
|
| locationRelativeTo | east of the Tisza River ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive maneuver warfare
ⓘ
large-scale tank engagements ⓘ |
| opponent |
Allied powers
ⓘ
linked to:
Allied forces
Axis powers ⓘ |
| outcome | Axis forces failed to stop Soviet advance ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Hungary (World War II)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Debrecen
Debrecen Offensive ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Debrecen
Eastern Front (World War II) ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Front of World War II
|
| place |
Debrecen
ⓘ
eastern Hungary ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Hungary
|
| precededBy |
Iasi–Kishinev Offensive
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive
|
| result | Soviet victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-10-06 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
halt Soviet advance into eastern Hungary
ⓘ
secure approaches to Budapest ⓘ |
| theatre | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
armored battle
ⓘ
mobile operation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Debrecen Description of subject: The Battle of Debrecen was a major World War II Eastern Front engagement in October 1944, in which German and Hungarian forces attempted unsuccessfully to halt the Soviet advance through eastern Hungary.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Battle of Debrecen
linked to: Battle of Debrecen
linked to: Battle of Debrecen
linked to: Battle of Debrecen
linked to: Battle of Debrecen