North Schleswig (parts re-annexed 1940)
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North Schleswig is a historically contested border region between Germany and Denmark, portions of which were re-annexed by Germany in 1940 during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Schleswig (parts re-annexed 1940) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12726361 — 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: North Schleswig (parts re-annexed 1940) Context triple: [Altreich and annexed territories, hasPart, North Schleswig (parts re-annexed 1940)]
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Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein
The Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein was a northern German administrative region of the Kingdom of Prussia, formed in the 19th century from the former duchies of Schleswig and Holstein and later incorporated into the German Empire.
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Schleswig
Schleswig is a historic town in northern Germany known for its Viking heritage, medieval cathedral, and location on the Schlei inlet.
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Schleswig-Flensburg area
The Schleswig-Flensburg area is a rural district in northern Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, bordering Denmark and the Baltic Sea and known for its coastal landscapes, historic towns, and mixed German-Danish cultural heritage.
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Sudetenland
Sudetenland was a predominantly German-speaking border region of Czechoslovakia that Nazi Germany annexed in 1938 following the Munich Agreement, becoming a key prelude to World War II.
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Reichsgau Wartheland
Reichsgau Wartheland was a Nazi German administrative region established in occupied western Poland during World War II, notorious as a center of Germanization policies, repression, and mass murder of the local Polish and Jewish populations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: North Schleswig (parts re-annexed 1940) Target entity description: North Schleswig is a historically contested border region between Germany and Denmark, portions of which were re-annexed by Germany in 1940 during the Second World War.
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Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein
The Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein was a northern German administrative region of the Kingdom of Prussia, formed in the 19th century from the former duchies of Schleswig and Holstein and later incorporated into the German Empire.
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B.
Schleswig
Schleswig is a historic town in northern Germany known for its Viking heritage, medieval cathedral, and location on the Schlei inlet.
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C.
Schleswig-Flensburg area
The Schleswig-Flensburg area is a rural district in northern Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, bordering Denmark and the Baltic Sea and known for its coastal landscapes, historic towns, and mixed German-Danish cultural heritage.
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D.
Sudetenland
Sudetenland was a predominantly German-speaking border region of Czechoslovakia that Nazi Germany annexed in 1938 following the Munich Agreement, becoming a key prelude to World War II.
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E.
Reichsgau Wartheland
Reichsgau Wartheland was a Nazi German administrative region established in occupied western Poland during World War II, notorious as a center of Germanization policies, repression, and mass murder of the local Polish and Jewish populations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| borderStatus | fixed Danish–German border since 1920 ⓘ |
| borderTreaty | Bonn–Copenhagen Declarations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderWith |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Schleswig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededBy |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededTo | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Aabenraa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haderslev NERFINISHED ⓘ Sønderborg NERFINISHED ⓘ Tønder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Denmark ⓘ |
| currentOfficialDanishTerm | Sønderjylland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Danish population
ⓘ
German population ⓘ |
| hasMinority | German minority in Denmark ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
First Schleswig War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German re-annexation 1940 ⓘ Schleswig Plebiscites NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Schleswig War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyContestedBy |
Denmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalNameInDanish | Nordslesvig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalNameInGerman | Nordschleswig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Danish
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jutland Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Europe ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeUnit | Region of Southern Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Schleswig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plebisciteDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| reAnnexationContext | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reAnnexationDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| reAnnexationStatus |
de facto
ⓘ
not internationally recognized ⓘ |
| reAnnexedBy | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| returnedTo | Danish administration ⓘ |
| transferBasis |
Schleswig plebiscite Zone I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPartOf |
Duchy of Schleswig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: North Schleswig (parts re-annexed 1940) Description of subject: North Schleswig is a historically contested border region between Germany and Denmark, portions of which were re-annexed by Germany in 1940 during the Second World War.
Referenced by (1)
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