Siege of Smolensk (1941)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:aftermath Soviet retreat
gptkbp:analysis Military historians study the siege
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
Significant losses for both sides
gptkbp:combat_role Urban warfare
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Fedor_von_Bock
gptkb:General_Georgy_Zhukov
Leadership changes during the siege
gptkbp:community_impact Influenced future Soviet strategies
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayed in films and literature
gptkbp:date July 10, 1941
September 10, 1941
gptkbp:defense gptkb:sports_team
gptkbp:defense_mechanism Soviet defenses
gptkbp:disease_resistance Determined defense by Soviet troops
gptkbp:duration Two months
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Moscow
gptkbp:has_ability Harsh conditions for soldiers
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied for military tactics
gptkbp:historical_context Part of World War II
gptkbp:historical_documentation Military reports and diaries
gptkbp:historical_event Part of the larger conflict in World War II
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked a turning point in the Eastern Front.
One of the early battles of Operation Barbarossa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Smolensk (1941)
gptkbp:impact Displacement of local population
Delayed German advance towards Moscow
gptkbp:intelligence German intelligence operations
gptkbp:is_a_route_for Critical for both sides
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials in Smolensk
gptkbp:legacy Influenced Cold War military strategies
gptkbp:location Smolensk, Soviet Union
gptkbp:logistics Supply issues for Soviet forces
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Western_Front_(Soviet_Union)
gptkb:4th_Army_(Germany)
gptkbp:military_strategy Defensive operations
Coordinated attacks by German forces
gptkbp:military_technology Use of tanks and aircraft
gptkbp:narrative_style Different perspectives on the siege
gptkbp:notable_allies Counter-offensives
Axis powers involvement
gptkbp:outcome Capture of Smolensk by German forces
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
gptkbp:political_ideology Used in Nazi propaganda
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Smolensk_(1941)
gptkbp:result German victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic point for Operation Barbarossa
gptkbp:strategic_importance Key decisions made by commanders
Control of the Moscow highway
gptkbp:tactics Encirclement
Blitzkrieg strategy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Smolensk
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4