Battle of Bautzen (1945)
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The Battle of Bautzen (1945) was a late World War II engagement on the Eastern Front in which German forces launched one of their last successful counterattacks against advancing Soviet and Polish troops in Saxony.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Bautzen (1945) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Bautzen (1945) Context triple: [Bautzen, hasHistoricEvent, Battle of Bautzen (1945)]
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Battle of Halbe
The Battle of Halbe was a brutal late-April 1945 encirclement battle on the Eastern Front in which German forces, attempting to break out toward the west, suffered devastating losses against advancing Soviet troops near Berlin.
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Battle of Zusmarshausen
The Battle of Zusmarshausen was a 1648 engagement in the final phase of the Thirty Years' War, in which Swedish and French forces defeated the Holy Roman Empire near Augsburg.
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Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes
The Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes was a major German offensive against Russian forces in East Prussia in early 1915, resulting in heavy Russian losses and a significant German advance on the Eastern Front during World War I.
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Battle of Dennewitz
The Battle of Dennewitz was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian-led coalition forces defeated a French army in Brandenburg, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
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Battle of Kolberg (1945)
The Battle of Kolberg (1945) was a late-World War II siege in which Soviet and Polish forces captured the heavily fortified German Baltic port city of Kolberg, contributing to the final collapse of Nazi Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Bautzen (1945) Target entity description: The Battle of Bautzen (1945) was a late World War II engagement on the Eastern Front in which German forces launched one of their last successful counterattacks against advancing Soviet and Polish troops in Saxony.
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A.
Battle of Halbe
The Battle of Halbe was a brutal late-April 1945 encirclement battle on the Eastern Front in which German forces, attempting to break out toward the west, suffered devastating losses against advancing Soviet troops near Berlin.
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B.
Battle of Zusmarshausen
The Battle of Zusmarshausen was a 1648 engagement in the final phase of the Thirty Years' War, in which Swedish and French forces defeated the Holy Roman Empire near Augsburg.
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C.
Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes
The Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes was a major German offensive against Russian forces in East Prussia in early 1915, resulting in heavy Russian losses and a significant German advance on the Eastern Front during World War I.
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D.
Battle of Dennewitz
The Battle of Dennewitz was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian-led coalition forces defeated a French army in Brandenburg, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
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E.
Battle of Kolberg (1945)
The Battle of Kolberg (1945) was a late-World War II siege in which Soviet and Polish forces captured the heavily fortified German Baltic port city of Kolberg, contributing to the final collapse of Nazi Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bautzen operation (1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Polish casualties
ⓘ
significant German casualties ⓘ significant Soviet casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Ferdinand Schörner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ivan Konev NERFINISHED ⓘ Karol Świerczewski NERFINISHED ⓘ Walther Nehring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
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Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| date | April 1945 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the last successful German counterattacks on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-04-26 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Soviet advance into Saxony and toward Prague ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | occured shortly before the Battle of Berlin concluded ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
2nd Polish Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
4th Panzer Army NERFINISHED ⓘ 52nd Army (Soviet Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ 5th Guards Army (Soviet Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ Army Group Center (Germany) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Bautzen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Lausitz region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
German counterattack against overextended Soviet and Polish forces
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encirclement and destruction of parts of the Polish 2nd Army ⓘ |
| opponent |
German Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish Second Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Front (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet advance into Germany in 1945 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Soviet breakthrough in Lower Silesia ⓘ |
| result |
German tactical victory
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temporary German stabilization of front near Bautzen ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-04-21 ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | did not alter overall Soviet advance toward Berlin ⓘ |
| theater | Central European theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late World War II ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | combined arms battle ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Bautzen (1945) Description of subject: The Battle of Bautzen (1945) was a late World War II engagement on the Eastern Front in which German forces launched one of their last successful counterattacks against advancing Soviet and Polish troops in Saxony.
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