Battle of Küstrin (1945)
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The Battle of Küstrin (1945) was a brutal World War II engagement in which Soviet forces encircled and captured the German fortress town of Küstrin, opening the way for the final assault on Berlin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Küstrin (1945) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10567861 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Küstrin (1945) Context triple: [Küstrin, historicalEvent, Battle of Küstrin (1945)]
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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.
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Battle of Bautzen (1945)
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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C.
Battle of Danzig (1945)
The Battle of Danzig (1945) was a major World War II engagement in which Soviet and Polish forces captured the German-held city of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland), contributing to the collapse of Nazi control in East Pomerania.
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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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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Küstrin (1945) Target entity description: The Battle of Küstrin (1945) was a brutal World War II engagement in which Soviet forces encircled and captured the German fortress town of Küstrin, opening the way for the final assault on Berlin.
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A.
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.
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B.
Battle of Bautzen (1945)
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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C.
Battle of Danzig (1945)
The Battle of Danzig (1945) was a major World War II engagement in which Soviet and Polish forces captured the German-held city of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland), contributing to the collapse of Nazi control in East Pomerania.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Siege of Küstrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackingForce | Soviet 1st Belorussian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| category |
1945 in Germany
ⓘ
Battles involving Germany ⓘ Battles involving the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| characteristic |
encirclement of German garrison
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siege warfare ⓘ urban combat ⓘ |
| civilianImpact |
heavy destruction of the town of Küstrin
ⓘ
large-scale civilian casualties and displacement ⓘ |
| commanderGerman |
Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karl Henke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderSoviet |
Georgy Zhukov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vasily Chuikov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| defendingForce | German 9th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-03-30 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Berlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Seelow Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortification | Küstrin fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontLineDistanceToBerlin | approximately 70 kilometers east of Berlin ⓘ |
| garrisonStrength | approximately 16,000 German troops ⓘ |
| historicalContext | final phase of the war in Europe ⓘ |
| location |
Brandenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Küstrin NERFINISHED ⓘ Oder River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
German breakout attempts from the encircled fortress
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Soviet forces established bridgeheads across the Oder near Küstrin ⓘ |
| outcome |
capture of Küstrin by Soviet forces
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opening of direct route to Berlin for Soviet armies ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of the Seelow Heights campaign
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Front (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vistula–Oder Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Soviet Vistula–Oder advance in January 1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Soviet victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-01-31 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
prepared ground for the Battle of Berlin
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secured bridgeheads over the Oder River ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
February 1945
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January 1945 ⓘ March 1945 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Küstrin (1945) Description of subject: The Battle of Küstrin (1945) was a brutal World War II engagement in which Soviet forces encircled and captured the German fortress town of Küstrin, opening the way for the final assault on Berlin.
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