Battle of Tikhvin
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The Battle of Tikhvin was a World War II Eastern Front engagement in late 1941 in which Soviet forces halted and pushed back a German offensive threatening to cut off Leningrad.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Smolensk | 1 |
| Battle of Tikhvin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Tikhvin Context triple: [Army Group North, notableBattle, Battle of Tikhvin]
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Battle of Vyborg
The Battle of Vyborg was a key 1918 engagement of the Finnish Civil War in which White forces captured the strategic city of Vyborg from the Reds, helping secure their overall victory.
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Battle of the Don Bend
The Battle of the Don Bend was a World War II Eastern Front engagement in late 1942, where Axis forces, including the Romanian 4th Army, suffered devastating Soviet attacks that helped pave the way for the encirclement at Stalingrad.
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Battle of the Kalka River
The Battle of the Kalka River was a 1223 clash in which Mongol forces decisively defeated a coalition of Kievan Rus' princes and their Cuman allies, marking an early and ominous demonstration of Mongol military power in Eastern Europe.
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Battle of the Dnieper
The Battle of the Dnieper was a major World War II Eastern Front campaign in 1943 in which Soviet forces launched a massive offensive to cross the Dnieper River and liberate much of Ukraine from German occupation.
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E.
Battle of Uman
The Battle of Uman was a major World War II encirclement in 1941 in which German forces trapped and destroyed large Soviet armies in Ukraine during Operation Barbarossa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Tikhvin Target entity description: The Battle of Tikhvin was a World War II Eastern Front engagement in late 1941 in which Soviet forces halted and pushed back a German offensive threatening to cut off Leningrad.
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A.
Battle of Vyborg
The Battle of Vyborg was a key 1918 engagement of the Finnish Civil War in which White forces captured the strategic city of Vyborg from the Reds, helping secure their overall victory.
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B.
Battle of the Don Bend
The Battle of the Don Bend was a World War II Eastern Front engagement in late 1942, where Axis forces, including the Romanian 4th Army, suffered devastating Soviet attacks that helped pave the way for the encirclement at Stalingrad.
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C.
Battle of the Kalka River
The Battle of the Kalka River was a 1223 clash in which Mongol forces decisively defeated a coalition of Kievan Rus' princes and their Cuman allies, marking an early and ominous demonstration of Mongol military power in Eastern Europe.
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D.
Battle of the Dnieper
The Battle of the Dnieper was a major World War II Eastern Front campaign in 1943 in which Soviet forces launched a massive offensive to cross the Dnieper River and liberate much of Ukraine from German occupation.
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E.
Battle of Uman
The Battle of Uman was a major World War II encirclement in 1941 in which German forces trapped and destroyed large Soviet armies in Ukraine during Operation Barbarossa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| aimOfGermanForces | cut remaining land connections to Leningrad ⓘ |
| aimOfSovietForces | defend Tikhvin and restore communications with Leningrad ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| commander |
Erich Hoepner
ⓘ
Georg von Küchler ⓘ Georgy Zhukov ⓘ Kirill Meretskov ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| date | 1941 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-12-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy | stabilization of the front east of Leningrad ⓘ |
| front |
Leningrad Front (Soviet Union)
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surface form:
Leningrad Front
Soviet Volkhov Front ⓘ
surface form:
Volkhov Front
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| historicalPeriod | 1941 in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
German 4th Panzer Army
ⓘ
surface form:
4th Panzer Group
German 16th Army ⓘ German 18th Army ⓘ Soviet 4th Army ⓘ Soviet 52nd Army ⓘ Soviet 54th Army ⓘ |
| location |
Leningrad Oblast
ⓘ
Russian SFSR ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ Tikhvin ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Northern Front (Soviet Union)
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surface form:
Northern sector of the Eastern Front
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| notableFeature |
heavy use of armored and motorized units by Germany
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intense fighting over rail and road junctions ⓘ significant Soviet counteroffensive ⓘ |
| operation |
Tikhvin Defensive Operation
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surface form:
Tikhvin defensive operation
Tikhvin Defensive Operation ⓘ
surface form:
Tikhvin offensive operation
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| opponent |
Red Army
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Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| outcome |
German forces pushed back from Tikhvin
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German offensive halted ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front
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surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
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| precededBy | German advance towards Tikhvin in October 1941 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Siege of Leningrad
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Tikhvin Defensive Operation ⓘ
surface form:
Tikhvin offensive operation
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| result | Soviet victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-10-16 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
helped maintain land communications with Leningrad via Lake Ladoga
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prevented German encirclement of Leningrad from the east ⓘ |
| weatherConditions | harsh autumn and early winter conditions ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Tikhvin Description of subject: The Battle of Tikhvin was a World War II Eastern Front engagement in late 1941 in which Soviet forces halted and pushed back a German offensive threatening to cut off Leningrad.
Referenced by (2)
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