Überfall auf Polen
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Überfall auf Polen is the German term for the 1939 invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Überfall auf Polen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Überfall auf Polen Context triple: [Kampania wrześniowa, hasGermanName, Überfall auf Polen]
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A.
Grossaktion Warsaw
Grossaktion Warsaw was the mass deportation and extermination campaign carried out by Nazi Germany in 1942 that led to the murder of hundreds of thousands of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto, primarily at the Treblinka death camp.
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B.
German AB-Aktion in Poland
The German AB-Aktion in Poland was a 1940 Nazi campaign of mass arrests and executions targeting the Polish intelligentsia and leadership as part of broader efforts to destroy Polish society.
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C.
Wawer massacre
The Wawer massacre was a World War II mass execution of Polish civilians by German occupiers near Warsaw in December 1939, regarded as one of the first large-scale Nazi atrocities against the Polish population.
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D.
Bombing of Wieluń
The Bombing of Wieluń was a devastating German air raid on the Polish town of Wieluń on 1 September 1939, widely regarded as one of the first attacks of World War II and an early example of terror bombing against civilians.
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E.
Bialystok Ghetto Uprising
The Bialystok Ghetto Uprising was a 1943 armed revolt by Jewish resistance fighters in the Białystok Ghetto against Nazi German efforts to liquidate the ghetto during the Holocaust.
- 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: Überfall auf Polen Target entity description: Überfall auf Polen is the German term for the 1939 invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
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A.
Grossaktion Warsaw
Grossaktion Warsaw was the mass deportation and extermination campaign carried out by Nazi Germany in 1942 that led to the murder of hundreds of thousands of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto, primarily at the Treblinka death camp.
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B.
German AB-Aktion in Poland
The German AB-Aktion in Poland was a 1940 Nazi campaign of mass arrests and executions targeting the Polish intelligentsia and leadership as part of broader efforts to destroy Polish society.
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C.
Wawer massacre
The Wawer massacre was a World War II mass execution of Polish civilians by German occupiers near Warsaw in December 1939, regarded as one of the first large-scale Nazi atrocities against the Polish population.
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D.
Bombing of Wieluń
The Bombing of Wieluń was a devastating German air raid on the Polish town of Wieluń on 1 September 1939, widely regarded as one of the first attacks of World War II and an early example of terror bombing against civilians.
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E.
Bialystok Ghetto Uprising
The Bialystok Ghetto Uprising was a 1943 armed revolt by Jewish resistance fighters in the Białystok Ghetto against Nazi German efforts to liquidate the ghetto during the Holocaust.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
military invasion ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
Polenfeldzug ⓘ
linked to:
Kampania wrześniowa
Polish Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Invasion of Poland
|
| belligerent |
Deutsches Reich
ⓘ
linked to:
German Empire
Slowakei (1939–1945) ⓘ
linked to:
Slovak Republic (1939–1945)
Zweite Polnische Republik ⓘ
linked to:
Second Polish Republic
|
| cause |
Danzig-Krise
ⓘ
linked to:
German annexation of the Free City of Danzig
deutsche Expansion im Rahmen der nationalsozialistischen Außenpolitik ⓘ deutscher Revisionismus gegenüber dem Versailler Vertrag ⓘ |
| commander |
Adolf Hitler
ⓘ
Edward Rydz-Śmigły ⓘ
linked to:
Eduard Rydz-Śmigły
Fedor von Bock ⓘ Gerd von Rundstedt ⓘ Walther von Brauchitsch ⓘ Władysław Sikorski ⓘ |
| conflict |
Zweiter Weltkrieg
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country |
Deutsches Reich
ⓘ
linked to:
Großdeutsches Reich
Zweite Polnische Republik ⓘ
linked to:
Second Polish Republic
|
| describedIn |
Nürnberger Prozesse
ⓘ
linked to:
Nuremberg trials
Polnische Kriegstagebücher ⓘ Wehrmachtsberichte ⓘ |
| endDate | 1939-10-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Sowjetischer Überfall auf Ostpolen
ⓘ
Westfeldzug ⓘ
linked to:
Sitzkrieg
|
| hasEffect |
Beginn des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Europa
ⓘ
Errichtung des Generalgouvernements ⓘ
linked to:
German civil administration in the East
Flüchtlingsbewegungen in Osteuropa ⓘ Kriegserklärungen Großbritanniens und Frankreichs an Deutschland ⓘ Massive zivile Opfer in Polen ⓘ Teilung Polens zwischen Deutschland und der Sowjetunion ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Schlacht an der Bzura
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Bzura
Schlacht bei Mława ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Mława
Schlacht bei Wizna ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Wizna
Schlacht um Warschau (1939) ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Warsaw (1939)
Schlacht um die Westerplatte ⓘ
linked to:
German attack on Westerplatte
|
| hasPerpetrator |
Nationalsozialistisches Deutschland
ⓘ
linked to:
Nazi Germany
|
| hasVictim |
Polnische Streitkräfte
ⓘ
Zivilbevölkerung in Polen ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Mitteleuropa
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Europe
Osteuropa ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Europe
|
| languageOfName | Deutsch ⓘ |
| legalCharacterization |
Angriffskrieg
ⓘ
Verstoß gegen das Völkerrecht ⓘ |
| location |
Freie Stadt Danzig
ⓘ
linked to:
Free City of Danzig (1920–1939)
Ostpreußen ⓘ
linked to:
East Prussia
Polen ⓘ
linked to:
Poland
Schlesien ⓘ
linked to:
Silesia
Wartheland ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Beschuss der Westerplatte durch das Linienschiff Schleswig-Holstein
ⓘ
linked to:
German attack on Westerplatte
Bombardierung von Wieluń ⓘ
linked to:
Bombing of Wieluń
Deutsch-sowjetische Siegesparade in Brest-Litowsk ⓘ Inszenierter Überfall auf den Sender Gleiwitz ⓘ
linked to:
Gleiwitz radio station
Kapitulation Warschaus am 1939-09-28 ⓘ |
| opponent |
Deutsche Wehrmacht
ⓘ
linked to:
Wehrmacht
Polnische Streitkräfte ⓘ
linked to:
Polish Army
Slowakische Armee ⓘ
linked to:
Slovak Armed Forces
|
| partOf |
Deutsche Besetzung Polens 1939–1945
ⓘ
linked to:
German occupation of Poland
|
| precededBy |
Deutsch-sowjetischer Nichtangriffspakt
ⓘ
linked to:
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Geheimes Zusatzprotokoll des Hitler-Stalin-Pakts ⓘ
linked to:
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Münchner Abkommen ⓘ Zerschlagung der Rest-Tschechei ⓘ |
| result |
Besetzung Polens durch Deutschland und die Sowjetunion
ⓘ
deutscher und slowakischer Sieg ⓘ |
| startDate | 1939-09-01 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20. Jahrhundert ⓘ |
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