Battle at Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Prague
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The Battle at Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Prague was a dramatic 1942 firefight in which Nazi forces besieged and killed the Czechoslovak paratroopers involved in the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
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| Battle at Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Prague canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle at Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Prague Context triple: [Operation Anthropoid, significantEvent, Battle at Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Prague]
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Battle of Znaim
The Battle of Znaim was a 1809 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which French and Austrian forces clashed in Moravia, leading to an armistice that effectively ended the War of the Fifth Coalition.
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Siege of Prague (1757)
The Siege of Prague (1757) was a key early Prussian operation in the Seven Years' War, in which Frederick the Great’s forces encircled and bombarded the Habsburg-held city of Prague in an attempt to knock Austria out of the conflict.
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Battle of White Mountain
The Battle of White Mountain was a decisive 1620 clash near Prague in which Catholic Habsburg forces crushed the Bohemian Protestant revolt, marking an early turning point in the Thirty Years' War and leading to re-Catholicization and Habsburg dominance in Bohemia.
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Battle of Kolín
The Battle of Kolín was a major 1757 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Austrian forces under Field Marshal Daun defeated Frederick the Great’s Prussian army, halting Prussian advances into Bohemia.
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E.
Battle of Prague (1757)
The Battle of Prague (1757) was a major early engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Frederick the Great’s Prussian army defeated the Austrians near Prague, leading to the subsequent siege of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle at Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Prague Target entity description: The Battle at Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Prague was a dramatic 1942 firefight in which Nazi forces besieged and killed the Czechoslovak paratroopers involved in the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
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A.
Battle of Znaim
The Battle of Znaim was a 1809 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which French and Austrian forces clashed in Moravia, leading to an armistice that effectively ended the War of the Fifth Coalition.
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B.
Siege of Prague (1757)
The Siege of Prague (1757) was a key early Prussian operation in the Seven Years' War, in which Frederick the Great’s forces encircled and bombarded the Habsburg-held city of Prague in an attempt to knock Austria out of the conflict.
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C.
Battle of White Mountain
The Battle of White Mountain was a decisive 1620 clash near Prague in which Catholic Habsburg forces crushed the Bohemian Protestant revolt, marking an early turning point in the Thirty Years' War and leading to re-Catholicization and Habsburg dominance in Bohemia.
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D.
Battle of Kolín
The Battle of Kolín was a major 1757 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Austrian forces under Field Marshal Daun defeated Frederick the Great’s Prussian army, halting Prussian advances into Bohemia.
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E.
Battle of Prague (1757)
The Battle of Prague (1757) was a major early engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Frederick the Great’s Prussian army defeated the Austrians near Prague, leading to the subsequent siege of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ urban firefight ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Nazi reprisals in Prague
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intensified persecution of Czech population ⓘ |
| associatedBuilding |
Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral
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surface form:
Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius
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| associatedPlace | Karlín district of Prague ⓘ |
| besieger | Nazi security forces ⓘ |
| chronologicalAfter | assassination of Reinhard Heydrich ⓘ |
| combatant |
Czechoslovak paratroopers
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Czech national remembrance events ⓘ |
| conflictType | siege ⓘ |
| country | Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| date | 18 June 1942 ⓘ |
| defender | Czechoslovak resistance fighters ⓘ |
| hasCause | assassination of Reinhard Heydrich ⓘ |
| hasCommander | German security forces leadership in Prague ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | Czech history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
firefight in the choir loft
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siege of the crypt ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Czechoslovak paratroopers involved in Operation Anthropoid ⓘ |
| historicalCategory |
battles involving Czechoslovakia
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battles of World War II involving Germany ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Nazi occupation era in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| location |
Prague
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Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia ⓘ Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral ⓘ |
| memorializedAt | National Memorial to the Heroes of the Heydrich Terror ⓘ |
| notableFor |
connection to assassination of a high-ranking Nazi official
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heroic resistance of outnumbered paratroopers ⓘ |
| opponent |
Gestapo
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German Ordnungspolizei ⓘ
surface form:
Ordnungspolizei
Waffen-SS ⓘ |
| partOf |
German occupation of Czechoslovakia
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surface form:
Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia
World War II ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Operation Anthropoid
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ReinhardHeydrich ⓘ
surface form:
Reinhard Heydrich
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| result |
German victory
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death of Czechoslovak paratroopers ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of Czech resistance against Nazi rule ⓘ |
| usedAs | last stand of Operation Anthropoid team ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle at Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Prague Description of subject: The Battle at Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Prague was a dramatic 1942 firefight in which Nazi forces besieged and killed the Czechoslovak paratroopers involved in the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
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