Hel Fortress
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Hel Fortress was a key Polish coastal stronghold on the Hel Peninsula that served as a major defensive position during the early fighting of World War II.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish coastal stronghold
→
military fortress → |
| attacker |
German forces
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|
| conflict |
Invasion of Poland
→
World War II → |
| controlledAccessTo |
approaches to Gdańsk
→
approaches to Gdynia → |
| country |
Poland
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|
| defender |
Polish forces
→
|
| era |
World War II
→
interwar period → |
| garrison |
Polish naval and army units
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| geographicalFeature |
peninsula
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| hasPart |
coastal artillery batteries
→
fortified positions → naval installations → |
| locatedIn |
Hel Peninsula
→
Pomeranian Voivodeship → |
| locatedNear |
Gdańsk Bay
→
town of Hel → |
| locatedOn |
Baltic Sea
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|
| militaryBranch |
coastal artillery
→
naval forces → |
| namedAfter |
Hel Peninsula
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| notableEvent |
Defense of Hel in 1939
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| operator |
Polish Army
→
Polish Navy → |
| partOf |
Polish coastal defenses
→
Polish coastal fortification system → |
| significantDate |
September 1939
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| startTime |
1930s
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| statusDuring1939Campaign |
one of the last Polish positions to surrender
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| strategicImportance |
control of access to Gdańsk Bay
→
protection of Polish Baltic coast → |
| usedFor |
artillery defense
→
coastal defense → naval base protection → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Battle of Hel
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usedFortifications |