Battle of Kos
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The Battle of Kos was a World War II engagement in October 1943 in which German forces seized the Greek island of Kos from British and Italian troops during the Dodecanese campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Kos canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Kos Context triple: [Dodecanese campaign, hasPart, Battle of Kos]
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Battle of Doiran
The Battle of Doiran was a series of World War I engagements between Bulgarian and Allied forces near Lake Doiran in Macedonia, notable for the strong Bulgarian defensive stand on the Balkan Front.
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Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
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Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Kos Target entity description: The Battle of Kos was a World War II engagement in October 1943 in which German forces seized the Greek island of Kos from British and Italian troops during the Dodecanese campaign.
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A.
Battle of Doiran
The Battle of Doiran was a series of World War I engagements between Bulgarian and Allied forces near Lake Doiran in Macedonia, notable for the strong Bulgarian defensive stand on the Balkan Front.
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B.
Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
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C.
Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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D.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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E.
Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Execution of captured Italian officers
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German occupation of Kos ⓘ |
| airfieldCaptured | Antimachia airfield ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dodecanese campaign
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surface form:
Invasion of Kos
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| belligerent |
Kingdom of Italy
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Nazi Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| campaign |
Dodecanese campaign
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surface form:
Aegean campaign of 1943
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| casualties |
Heavy Allied casualties
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Light to moderate German casualties ⓘ |
| combatant1 | Germany ⓘ |
| combatant2 |
Italy
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| date | October 1943 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-10-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Leros ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Francis Russell
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Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller ⓘ Italian garrison commanders on Kos ⓘ |
| involves |
British infantry battalions
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Fallschirmjäger ⓘ
surface form:
Fallschirmjäger (German paratroopers)
German 22nd Infantry Division elements ⓘ German Sturmdivision Rhodos elements ⓘ Italian Regina Division elements ⓘ Italian coastal and infantry units ⓘ Luftwaffe air support ⓘ Royal Air Force units ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Allied attempts to occupy the Dodecanese after Italian surrender ⓘ |
| location |
Aegean Sea
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Dodecanese ⓘ
surface form:
Dodecanese Islands
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| militaryOperation | German airborne and seaborne assault on Kos ⓘ |
| objective | Seizure of the island of Kos ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Armed Forces
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surface form:
British forces
German forces ⓘ Italian forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dodecanese campaign
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surface form:
Allied Dodecanese operations
Dodecanese campaign ⓘ |
| place | Kos ⓘ |
| precededBy |
armistice of Cassibile
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surface form:
Italian armistice of Cassibile
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| relatedTo |
German Aegean operations in 1943
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Massacre of Kos ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-10-03 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | Control of airfields in the Dodecanese ⓘ |
| theatre |
Battle of the Mediterranean
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surface form:
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
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Subject: Battle of Kos Description of subject: The Battle of Kos was a World War II engagement in October 1943 in which German forces seized the Greek island of Kos from British and Italian troops during the Dodecanese campaign.
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