Courland Peninsula
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The Courland Peninsula is a region in western Latvia that was the site of the World War II Courland Pocket, where German forces of Army Group North were encircled by the Soviet Red Army.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Courland Peninsula canonical | 5 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | peninsula ⓘ |
| administrativeRegionNow |
Kurzeme
ⓘ
surface form:
Kurzeme Planning Region
|
| belligerentForces |
Army Group North
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group North
Red Army ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Red Army
|
| coastType |
dune landscapes
ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Liepāja, Latvia
ⓘ
surface form:
Liepāja
Ventspils ⓘ |
| containsTown | Kuldīga ⓘ |
| country | Latvia ⓘ |
| countryBorderNearby | Lithuania ⓘ |
| countryDuringWWII |
Latvian SSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Latvia (occupied by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union)
|
| currentSovereignState |
Latvia
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Latvia
|
| ecosystem | coastal forests ⓘ |
| encirclementOccurred | Courland Pocket ⓘ |
| historicalEventSite |
Courland Pocket
ⓘ
Soviet-German Front ⓘ
surface form:
World War II Eastern Front operations
|
| historicalRegion | Duchy of Courland and Semigallia ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Latvian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baltic Sea coast region
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic region
Europe ⓘ Northern Europe ⓘ western Latvia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| notableWWIIOutcome | German forces in Courland Pocket did not capitulate until May 1945 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
ⓘ
surface form:
Courland
Kurzeme ⓘ
surface form:
Kurzeme region
|
| seaBorder |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
Irbe Strait ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Baltic Sea
ⓘ
defensive position for retreating German forces ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorBattle | 1944–1945 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.