Polar Bear Expedition

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:expedition
gptkbp:aftermath increased tensions between the US and Soviet Union
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:White_Army
gptkb:Bolsheviks
gptkbp:challenges supply shortages
difficult terrain
hostile local population
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Major_General_Edmund_Ironside
gptkbp:cultural_impact depicted in literature
depicted in films
inspired documentaries
discussed in historical analyses
influenced public perception of military interventions
gptkbp:date 1918-1919
gptkbp:duration approximately 1 year
gptkbp:election_result disillusionment with military interventions
strengthened Bolshevik control
gptkbp:goal to support anti-Bolshevik forces
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Russian_Revolution
gptkbp:historical_impact contributed to the Cold War dynamics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Polar Bear Expedition
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:American_Expeditionary_Force_Siberia
gptkbp:legacy influenced future US foreign policy towards Russia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Bolshie_Ozerki
gptkb:Battle_of_Shenkursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Vaga_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Arkhangelsk
gptkb:Battle_of_Murmansk
gptkbp:outcome failure to achieve objectives
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Russian_Civil_War
gptkb:Siberian_Intervention
Cold War history
World War I history
Canadian military history
British military history
American military history
interventionist policies
Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War
gptkbp:resulted_in withdrawal of troops
gptkbp:significance part of the larger Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War
gptkbp:strength approximately 5,000
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:naval_warfare
railroads
gptkbp:weather_conditions extreme cold
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Murmansk_Campaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6