Battle of Kleisoura Pass
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The Battle of Kleisoura Pass was a key World War II engagement in April 1941 in which German forces seized a strategic mountain pass in Greece, contributing to the rapid collapse of Greek and Allied defenses during the Balkans campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Kleisoura Pass canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Commonwealth forces
ⓘ
Greek Army ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenic Army
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| combatType | land battle ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
collapse of Greek defensive positions in western Macedonia
ⓘ
retreat of Allied forces in Greece ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Greece ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| datePrecision | day ⓘ |
| defensiveRole | part of Greek defensive line in western Macedonia ⓘ |
| endTime | 1941-04-14 ⓘ |
| followedBy | German advance toward Ioannina and central Greece ⓘ |
| front |
Balkan Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian front in the Battle of Greece
|
| hasLocation |
Greece
ⓘ
Kleisoura Pass ⓘ Western Macedonia ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Μάχη του Κλεισούρας ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| involvedForceType |
armour
ⓘ
artillery ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
English
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Balkan theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rapid German breakthrough of Greek and Allied defenses
ⓘ
use of mechanized and motorized German units in mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| objective | seizure of Kleisoura Pass ⓘ |
| opponent |
German forces
ⓘ
Greek and Allied forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Balkan Campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Balkans campaign
German invasion of Greece ⓘ |
| precededBy | initial German crossings of the Yugoslav–Greek border ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
German invasion of Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Greece
Battle of Vevi ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941-04-13 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of mountain pass between Kastoria and Klisoura
ⓘ
facilitated German advance into central Greece ⓘ |
| terrain | mountain pass ⓘ |
| timePeriod | April 1941 ⓘ |
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