Obrona Helu

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World War II battle battle battle of the Invasion of Poland

Obrona Helu is the Polish name for the World War II Battle of Hel, a 1939 defense of the Hel Peninsula by Polish forces against the invading German army.

Aliases (1)

Defense of Hel in 1939 ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → battle → battle of the Invasion of Poland →
after	German invasion of Poland in September 1939 →
before	German consolidation of control over Polish Baltic coast →
belligerent	Nazi Germany → Second Polish Republic →
commandedBy	Józef Unrug → Włodzimierz Steyer →
conflict	World War II →
coordinateWith	Defense of the Polish Coast in 1939 →
country	Poland →
describedBySource	Polish military historiography →
endTime	1939-10-02 →
genre	military engagement →
hasCause	German invasion of Poland →
hasEffect	capitulation of Polish forces on Hel Peninsula →
hasMainSubject	defense of Hel Peninsula by Polish forces in 1939 →
hasPart	land engagements on Hel Peninsula → naval engagements near Hel → siege of Hel Peninsula →
label	Battle of Hel → Obrona Helu →
languageOfWorkOrName	Polish →
location	Hel Peninsula → Poland → Pomeranian Voivodeship →
nativeLabel	Obrona Helu →
notableFor	one of the last Polish positions to capitulate in 1939 → prolonged coastal defense against superior German forces →
opponent	Nazi Germany →
participant	Kriegsmarine → Polish Army → Polish Navy → Wehrmacht →
partOf	European theatre of World War II → Invasion of Poland →
pointInTime	1939 →
result	German victory →
significantPlace	Baltic Sea → Hel →
startTime	1939-09-01 →
strategicObjective	defense of Hel Peninsula → denial of Baltic Sea access to German forces →
temporalLocation	October 1939 → September 1939 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Hel →	alsoKnownAs
Obrona Helu →	label
Obrona Helu →	nativeLabel
Hel Fortress ("Defense of Hel in 1939") →	notableEvent