The Battle of Smolensk

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Russian_School_of_Realism
gptkb:General_de_Division_Michel_Ney
gptkbp:aftermath Soviet retreat
German advance towards Moscow
gptkbp:analysis Tactical evaluations
Military strategy analysis
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
Significant German casualties
High Soviet casualties
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Georgy_Zhukov
gptkb:Fedor_von_Bock
gptkbp:date July 10, 1941
September 10, 1941
gptkbp:duration Two months
gptkbp:filmography Portrayed in documentaries
Dramatized in movies
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Moscow
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:historical_debate Lessons learned for future conflicts
Controversies over tactics
Impact on the war's outcome
Discussions on leadership
gptkbp:historical_documentation Artifacts from the battle
Memorial sites
gptkbp:historical_impact Soviet military reforms
Influenced subsequent battles
Demonstrated German military effectiveness
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Battle of Smolensk
gptkbp:intelligence gptkb:German_intelligence
Soviet intelligence
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Ceremonies held
Anniversaries observed
Commemorated in Russia
Commemorated in Germany
gptkbp:landscape Urban and rural areas
gptkbp:location gptkb:Smolensk,_Russia
gptkbp:map Battlefield maps exist
Strategic maps created
gptkbp:military_strategy Encirclement
Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:political_ideology Used by both sides
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Bialystok-Minsk
gptkbp:result Soviet defeat
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory for Germany
gptkbp:strategic_importance Capture Smolensk
gptkbp:supply_chain Critical for both sides
gptkbp:weather_conditions Summer conditions
gptkbp:wrote Subject of historical studies
Featured in military history books