Battle of Kursk
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The Battle of Kursk was a major 1943 Eastern Front clash between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, renowned as the largest tank battle in history and a decisive turning point in World War II.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Kursk canonical | 120 |
| Battle of Prokhorovka | 8 |
| Kursk salient | 4 |
| Battle of Kursk campaign | 2 |
| Battle of Kursk (southern sector) | 1 |
| Battle of Kursk area operations | 1 |
| Battle of Kursk operations | 1 |
| German offensive at Kursk | 1 |
| Prokhorovka tank battle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Kursk Context triple: [World War II, hasPart, Battle of Kursk]
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A.
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a pivotal and brutal Eastern Front confrontation between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, whose Soviet victory marked a major turning point in World War II.
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B.
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive in the winter of 1944–1945 on the Western Front, notable as the last significant Nazi counterattack and one of the bloodiest battles fought by U.S. forces in World War II.
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C.
Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin was the final major offensive of the European theatre of World War II, in which Soviet forces captured the German capital, leading directly to Nazi Germany’s surrender.
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D.
Operation Bagration
Operation Bagration was a massive 1944 Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front that destroyed much of Germany’s Army Group Centre and marked a decisive turning point in World War II.
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E.
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was Nazi Germany’s massive 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union, marking a pivotal and brutal turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Kursk Target entity description: The Battle of Kursk was a major 1943 Eastern Front clash between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, renowned as the largest tank battle in history and a decisive turning point in World War II.
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A.
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a pivotal and brutal Eastern Front confrontation between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, whose Soviet victory marked a major turning point in World War II.
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B.
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive in the winter of 1944–1945 on the Western Front, notable as the last significant Nazi counterattack and one of the bloodiest battles fought by U.S. forces in World War II.
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C.
Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin was the final major offensive of the European theatre of World War II, in which Soviet forces captured the German capital, leading directly to Nazi Germany’s surrender.
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D.
Operation Bagration
Operation Bagration was a massive 1944 Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front that destroyed much of Germany’s Army Group Centre and marked a decisive turning point in World War II.
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E.
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was Nazi Germany’s massive 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union, marking a pivotal and brutal turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Front battle
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World War II battle ⓘ battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Citadel ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| campaign |
Operation Citadel
ⓘ
Soviet counteroffensives after Citadel ⓘ |
| casualties | hundreds of thousands total casualties ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1943-08-23 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1943-07-05 ⓘ |
| equipmentUsed |
aircraft
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artillery ⓘ self-propelled guns ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of the Dnieper
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Soviet Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| frontWidth | approximately 250 kilometers ⓘ |
| GermanCodename | Unternehmen Zitadelle ⓘ |
| GermanCommander |
Erich von Manstein
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Günther von Kluge ⓘ Hermann Hoth ⓘ Walter Model ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Army Group Centre
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surface form:
German Army Group Center
Heeresgruppe Süd ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group South
Soviet Central Front ⓘ Soviet Steppe Front ⓘ Soviet Voronezh Front ⓘ |
| location |
Battle of Kursk
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kursk salient
near Kursk, Soviet Union ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Kursk
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Battle of Prokhorovka
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| notableFor |
decisive turning point on the Eastern Front
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largest tank battle in history ⓘ major German offensive failure ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front
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surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
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| precededBy | Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ |
| result | Soviet victory ⓘ |
| SovietCommander |
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
ⓘ
Georgy Zhukov ⓘ Ivan Konev ⓘ Konstantin Rokossovsky ⓘ Nikolai Vatutin ⓘ |
| SovietOperation |
Operation Kutuzov
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Operation Rumyantsev ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
ended major German offensive capability on Eastern Front
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shifted strategic initiative to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
armored warfare
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combined arms battle ⓘ defensive battle ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Kursk Description of subject: The Battle of Kursk was a major 1943 Eastern Front clash between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, renowned as the largest tank battle in history and a decisive turning point in World War II.
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