Battle of Dombås
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The Battle of Dombås was a World War II engagement in April 1940 in central Norway, where German paratroopers clashed with Norwegian forces during the early stages of the Norwegian Campaign.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Dombås canonical | 2 |
| World War II fighting at Dombås | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Dombås Context triple: [Operation Weserübung, notableBattle, Battle of Dombås]
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A.
Battle of Midtskogen
The Battle of Midtskogen was a brief but pivotal 1940 skirmish during the German invasion of Norway, where Norwegian forces successfully delayed German troops attempting to capture King Haakon VII and the government.
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B.
Battle of Lund
The Battle of Lund was a major and exceptionally bloody engagement of the Scanian War (1675–1679) in which Swedish forces under Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army, helping to secure Swedish control over southern Scandinavia.
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C.
Battle of Halmstad
The Battle of Halmstad was a 1676 engagement in the Scanian War where the young Swedish king Charles XI won a decisive victory over Danish forces in southern Sweden.
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D.
Battle of Drøbak Sound
The Battle of Drøbak Sound was a World War II naval engagement in April 1940 in which Norwegian coastal defenses famously sank the German heavy cruiser Blücher during Germany’s invasion of Norway.
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E.
Battle of Taipale
The Battle of Taipale was a major World War II engagement on the Karelian Isthmus in which Finnish forces successfully resisted repeated Soviet assaults during the Winter War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Dombås Target entity description: The Battle of Dombås was a World War II engagement in April 1940 in central Norway, where German paratroopers clashed with Norwegian forces during the early stages of the Norwegian Campaign.
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A.
Battle of Midtskogen
The Battle of Midtskogen was a brief but pivotal 1940 skirmish during the German invasion of Norway, where Norwegian forces successfully delayed German troops attempting to capture King Haakon VII and the government.
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B.
Battle of Lund
The Battle of Lund was a major and exceptionally bloody engagement of the Scanian War (1675–1679) in which Swedish forces under Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army, helping to secure Swedish control over southern Scandinavia.
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C.
Battle of Halmstad
The Battle of Halmstad was a 1676 engagement in the Scanian War where the young Swedish king Charles XI won a decisive victory over Danish forces in southern Sweden.
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D.
Battle of Drøbak Sound
The Battle of Drøbak Sound was a World War II naval engagement in April 1940 in which Norwegian coastal defenses famously sank the German heavy cruiser Blücher during Germany’s invasion of Norway.
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E.
Battle of Taipale
The Battle of Taipale was a major World War II engagement on the Karelian Isthmus in which Finnish forces successfully resisted repeated Soviet assaults during the Winter War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| armedForcesInvolved |
Norwegian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Norwegian Army
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Germany
ⓘ
Norway ⓘ |
| campaign |
Operation Weserübung
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian Campaign
|
| casualties |
heavy German casualties
ⓘ
lighter Norwegian casualties compared to German losses ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | one of the first German airborne operations in Norway ⓘ |
| combatant |
German paratroopers
ⓘ
Norwegian Army ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Norway
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| endDate | 1940-04-19 ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| geographicalContext |
railway junction on the Dovre Line
ⓘ
road junction connecting routes to Trondheim and Åndalsnes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
demonstrated vulnerability of isolated airborne forces
ⓘ
temporarily disrupted German plans in central Norway ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryBranch |
Fallschirmjäger division
ⓘ
surface form:
Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger
Norwegian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian Army infantry
|
| location |
Dombås
ⓘ
Oppland ⓘ central Norway ⓘ |
| natureOfAction | clash between German paratroopers and Norwegian ground forces ⓘ |
| objective |
disrupt Allied reinforcement routes in central Norway
ⓘ
seize key transport junction at Dombås ⓘ |
| operationType |
airborne operation
ⓘ
paratroop assault ⓘ |
| opponent |
Fallschirmjäger division
ⓘ
surface form:
German Fallschirmjäger
Norwegian forces ⓘ |
| outcome |
German airborne force failed to secure Dombås
ⓘ
German paratroopers forced to surrender ⓘ |
| partOf |
Operation Weserübung
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian Campaign
early phase of the Norwegian Campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Operation Weserübung
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of Norway
|
| result | Norwegian victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1940-04-14 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Gudbrandsdalen valley communications
ⓘ
control of rail and road communications between Oslo and Trondheim ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | April 1940 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Dombås Description of subject: The Battle of Dombås was a World War II engagement in April 1940 in central Norway, where German paratroopers clashed with Norwegian forces during the early stages of the Norwegian Campaign.
Referenced by (3)
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