Fall Weiss
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Fall Weiss was the codename for Nazi Germany’s military plan to invade Poland in September 1939, marking the beginning of World War II in Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fall Weiss canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military operation
ⓘ
invasion plan ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Case White
ⓘ
Plan White ⓘ |
| belligerent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| codenameFor | German plan for the invasion of Poland ⓘ |
| commander |
Fedor von Bock
ⓘ
Gerd von Rundstedt ⓘ Johannes Blaskowitz ⓘ Walther von Brauchitsch ⓘ |
| conflictType | offensive operation ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| datePlanned | 1939-04-11 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1939-10-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
German occupation of Poland
ⓘ
Invasion of Poland ⓘ
surface form:
German–Soviet partition of Poland
Invasion of Poland ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet invasion of Poland
|
| goal |
defeat Poland quickly
ⓘ
partition Poland ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked the beginning of World War II in Europe ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
GermanArmyGroupNorth
ⓘ
surface form:
Heeresgruppe Nord
Heeresgruppe Süd ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ
surface form:
Kriegsmarine
Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| location | Poland ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Poland ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| partOf |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
German General Staff
ⓘ
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ⓘ
surface form:
Oberkommando des Heeres
|
| planningBegan | 1939-04 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Munich Agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
German annexation of Czechoslovakia
|
| pretext | Gleiwitz incident ⓘ |
| relatedAgreement | Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact ⓘ |
| relatedProtocol |
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
ⓘ
surface form:
German–Soviet secret protocol on partition of Poland
|
| result |
German victory
ⓘ
Invasion of Poland ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet occupation of eastern Poland
defeat of Poland ⓘ occupation of most of Poland by Germany ⓘ |
| startDate | 1939-09-01 ⓘ |
| strategy |
blitzkrieg
ⓘ
pincer movement from north and south ⓘ |
| target | Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| triggered |
French declaration of war on Germany
ⓘ
United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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