Kock
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Kock is a town in eastern Poland known for being the site of the final major battle of the September 1939 campaign during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kock canonical | 2 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| battleBelligerent |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German Wehrmacht
Independent Operational Group Polesie ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Independent Operational Group Polesie
|
| battleCommandedBy | Franciszek Kleeberg ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 51.63°N 22.44°E ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 45 km north of Lublin ⓘ |
| grantedTownRights | 15th century ⓘ |
| hasGminaStatus | seat of Gmina Kock ⓘ |
| hasJewishHeritage | former shtetl with significant pre‑war Jewish community ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
palace complex of the Firlej family (remnants)
ⓘ
parish church of St. Anne in Kock ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 3,000–4,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Battle of Kock (1939)
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Kock (2–5 October 1939)
|
| historicalRegion | Lesser Poland ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Kock (1939)
ⓘ
final major battle of the September 1939 campaign in World War II ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Poland
|
| locatedInAdministrativeUnit |
Lubartów County
ⓘ
Lublin Voivodeship ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Wieprz River
ⓘ
surface form:
Tyśmienica River
|
| namedAfter | possibly derived from Old Polish personal name or topographic term ⓘ |
| partOf |
Second Polish Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Polish Republic (interwar period)
|
| postalCode | 21‑150 ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | center of Kock Hasidic dynasty ⓘ |
| resultOfBattle | Polish tactical success but strategic German victory ⓘ |
| roleInWWII | site of last major organized Polish resistance in 1939 campaign ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| vehicleRegistrationCode | LLU ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.