Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski
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The Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski was a major World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and German forces, notable as one of the largest battles of the German invasion of Poland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski canonical | 3 |
| Second phase of the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1213782 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski Context triple: [Battle of Kock (1939), precededBy, Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski]
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A.
Battle of Kliszów
The Battle of Kliszów was a major 1702 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Charles XII defeated a larger Saxon-Polish army, reinforcing Sweden’s dominance in the early phase of the conflict.
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Battle of Komarów
The Battle of Komarów was a 1920 cavalry engagement near Zamość in southeastern Poland, remembered as one of the last great cavalry battles in history and a significant Polish victory over Soviet forces.
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C.
Battle of Zadwórze
The Battle of Zadwórze was a 1920 clash in which a small Polish force mounted a desperate, sacrificial defense against advancing Soviet troops, earning it the nickname "the Polish Thermopylae."
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D.
Battle of Kodziowce
The Battle of Kodziowce was a little-known early World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and Soviet forces during the invasion of Poland.
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E.
Battle of Kunowice
The Battle of Kunowice was a major 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted a devastating defeat on Frederick the Great’s Prussian forces near Frankfurt an der Oder.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski Target entity description: The Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski was a major World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and German forces, notable as one of the largest battles of the German invasion of Poland.
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A.
Battle of Kliszów
The Battle of Kliszów was a major 1702 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Charles XII defeated a larger Saxon-Polish army, reinforcing Sweden’s dominance in the early phase of the conflict.
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B.
Battle of Komarów
The Battle of Komarów was a 1920 cavalry engagement near Zamość in southeastern Poland, remembered as one of the last great cavalry battles in history and a significant Polish victory over Soviet forces.
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C.
Battle of Zadwórze
The Battle of Zadwórze was a 1920 clash in which a small Polish force mounted a desperate, sacrificial defense against advancing Soviet troops, earning it the nickname "the Polish Thermopylae."
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D.
Battle of Kodziowce
The Battle of Kodziowce was a little-known early World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and Soviet forces during the invasion of Poland.
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E.
Battle of Kunowice
The Battle of Kunowice was a major 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted a devastating defeat on Frederick the Great’s Prussian forces near Frankfurt an der Oder.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Second largest battle of the Invasion of Poland ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
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Poland ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Polish casualties
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significant German casualties ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving Germany
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Battles involving Poland ⓘ Invasion of Poland ⓘ
surface form:
Battles of the Invasion of Poland
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| combatantStrength |
multiple German corps
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multiple Polish armies ⓘ |
| commander |
Gerd von Rundstedt
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Johannes Blaskowitz ⓘ Stefan Dąb-Biernacki ⓘ Tadeusz Piskor ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| date | 1939-09 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1939-09-26 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | capitulation of Polish forces in the area ⓘ |
| front |
Polish–German front
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surface form:
Polish–German front in southeastern Poland
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| hasPart |
First phase of the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski
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Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Second phase of the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski
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| historicalRegion |
Lublin Voivodeship
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surface form:
Lublin region
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| involves |
Polish Army
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Wehrmacht ⓘ armoured units ⓘ infantry units ⓘ |
| location |
Lublin Voivodeship
ⓘ
Second Polish Republic ⓘ Tomaszów Lubelski ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the largest battles of the German invasion of Poland ⓘ |
| objective | Polish attempt to break through to the Romanian Bridgehead ⓘ |
| outcome |
encirclement of Polish forces
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surrender of many Polish units ⓘ |
| partOf |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
September Campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Krasnobród ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Invasion of Poland
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surface form:
German–Soviet invasion of Poland
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| result | German victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1939-09-17 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | attempt to maintain Polish defensive line in the southeast ⓘ |
| theatre |
Soviet-German Front
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surface form:
Eastern Front of World War II
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| timePeriod | September 1939 ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski Description of subject: The Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski was a major World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and German forces, notable as one of the largest battles of the German invasion of Poland.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Second phase of the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski