Battle of Perekop (1941)
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The Battle of Perekop (1941) was a World War II engagement in which German and Romanian forces broke through Soviet defenses to seize the gateway to the Crimean Peninsula.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Perekop (1941) canonical | 1 |
| Soviet Perekop defenses | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T520703 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Perekop (1941) Context triple: [Isthmus of Perekop, hasHistoricalEvent, Battle of Perekop (1941)]
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A.
Battle of Odessa (1941)
The Battle of Odessa (1941) was a major World War II siege on the Black Sea port of Odessa, where Axis forces led by Romania fought to capture the heavily fortified city from the Soviet Union.
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B.
Second Battle of Kharkov
The Second Battle of Kharkov was a major World War II Eastern Front clash in May 1942, in which a failed Soviet offensive near the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv led to a decisive German counterattack and heavy Soviet losses.
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C.
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
The Battle of Smolensk (1941) was a major early Eastern Front engagement in World War II, where Soviet forces mounted a significant defensive and counteroffensive effort that slowed the German advance toward Moscow.
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D.
Battle of Kiev (1941)
The Battle of Kiev (1941) was a major World War II Eastern Front encirclement in which German forces destroyed a large portion of the Soviet Southwestern Front, resulting in one of the Red Army’s most catastrophic defeats.
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E.
Battle of Uman
The Battle of Uman was a major World War II encirclement in 1941 in which German forces trapped and destroyed large Soviet armies in Ukraine during Operation Barbarossa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Perekop (1941) Target entity description: The Battle of Perekop (1941) was a World War II engagement in which German and Romanian forces broke through Soviet defenses to seize the gateway to the Crimean Peninsula.
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A.
Battle of Odessa (1941)
The Battle of Odessa (1941) was a major World War II siege on the Black Sea port of Odessa, where Axis forces led by Romania fought to capture the heavily fortified city from the Soviet Union.
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B.
Second Battle of Kharkov
The Second Battle of Kharkov was a major World War II Eastern Front clash in May 1942, in which a failed Soviet offensive near the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv led to a decisive German counterattack and heavy Soviet losses.
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C.
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
The Battle of Smolensk (1941) was a major early Eastern Front engagement in World War II, where Soviet forces mounted a significant defensive and counteroffensive effort that slowed the German advance toward Moscow.
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D.
Battle of Kiev (1941)
The Battle of Kiev (1941) was a major World War II Eastern Front encirclement in which German forces destroyed a large portion of the Soviet Southwestern Front, resulting in one of the Red Army’s most catastrophic defeats.
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E.
Battle of Uman
The Battle of Uman was a major World War II encirclement in 1941 in which German forces trapped and destroyed large Soviet armies in Ukraine during Operation Barbarossa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Romania
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Nazi Germany ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| combatantsClassification | Axis vs Soviet forces ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
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Romania ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| date | 1941 ⓘ |
| defensiveLine |
Battle of Perekop (1941)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Soviet Perekop defenses
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| followedBy | Axis operations in interior of Crimea ⓘ |
| front | southern sector of Eastern Front ⓘ |
| gatewayTo |
Crimea
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surface form:
Crimean Peninsula
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| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| location |
Crimea
ⓘ
surface form:
Crimean Peninsula
Isthmus of Perekop ⓘ
surface form:
Perekop Isthmus
Soviet Union ⓘ Soviet Ukraine ⓘ
surface form:
Ukrainian SSR
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| militaryCampaign |
Operation Barbarossa
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surface form:
German 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union
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| objective |
break through Soviet defenses at Perekop Isthmus
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open route for Axis advance into Crimea ⓘ |
| opponent |
Wehrmacht
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surface form:
German Army
Red Army ⓘ Romanian Land Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Romanian Army
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| partOf |
Crimean campaign
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surface form:
Crimean campaign (1941–1942)
Eastern Front ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
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| precededBy | Axis advance in southern Ukraine ⓘ |
| result |
Axis seizure of gateway to Crimean Peninsula
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Axis victory ⓘ German and Romanian breakthrough of Soviet defenses ⓘ |
| side |
Allies of World War II
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Axis powers ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of access to Crimea ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Perekop (1941) Description of subject: The Battle of Perekop (1941) was a World War II engagement in which German and Romanian forces broke through Soviet defenses to seize the gateway to the Crimean Peninsula.
Referenced by (2)
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