Elbe Day

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Elbe Day is the World War II event commemorating the first meeting of American and Soviet troops at the Elbe River near Torgau, symbolizing the impending defeat of Nazi Germany and Allied cooperation.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Elbe Day canonical 4
Elbe Day 1945 meeting 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II event
commemoration day
historical event
alsoKnownAs First contact between U.S. and Soviet forces on the Elbe
commemoratedIn Germany
Russia
United States
commemoratedOn April 25
date 1945-04-25
follows Soviet advance from the east
Western Allied advance into Germany
hasCause Allied encirclement of German forces
hasCommemorationType historical anniversary
military remembrance
hasEffect coordination of Allied offensives
division of German forces
hasKeyLocation Elbe River near Torgau
Saxony
Torgau
hasLanguage English
German
Russian
hasParticipant Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
United States
hasTheme anti-fascism
international cooperation
military alliance
reconciliation
involves Allied forces
American forces
Red Army
Soviet forces
linked to: Soviet armed forces

United States Army
partOf World War II in Europe
precedes German Instrument of Surrender
Victory in Europe Day
relatedTo Allied victory in World War II
Eastern Front of World War II
Victory in Europe Day
Western Front of World War II
symbolizes Allied cooperation
East–West cooperation
end of Nazi regime
impending defeat of Nazi Germany
tookPlaceAt Elbe River
linked to: Elbe
tookPlaceIn Germany
tookPlaceNear Torgau

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Torgau eventName Elbe Day
subject linked to: Torgau, Germany
Torgau eventOccurredAt Elbe Day
Elbe River link-up alsoKnownAs Elbe Day
subject linked to: Elbe River link‑up
Elbe Bridge at Torgau eventLocation Elbe Day 1945 meeting
linked to: Elbe Day