Battle of Bologna
E208901
The Battle of Bologna was a late-World War II Allied offensive in April 1945 in northern Italy, in which Polish forces under General Władysław Anders played a key role in capturing the city from German troops.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Bologna canonical | 1 |
| Bologna offensive | 1 |
| Po Valley campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1507225 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Bologna Context triple: [Władysław Anders, participatedIn, Battle of Bologna]
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Battle of Fornovo
The Battle of Fornovo was a major 1495 clash in northern Italy during the Italian Wars, where a French army under Charles VIII fought a coalition of Italian states in one of the first large-scale battles of the conflict.
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Battle of Ancona
The Battle of Ancona was a key World War II engagement on the Italian Front in 1944, in which Allied forces—prominently including the Polish II Corps—captured the strategic Adriatic port city of Ancona from German control.
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Battle of Ravenna
The Battle of Ravenna was a major 1512 clash during the Italian Wars in which French forces won a costly victory over a Spanish-papal army, marking one of the bloodiest engagements of the conflict.
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Battle of Castelfranco Veneto
The Battle of Castelfranco Veneto was a 1805 engagement in northern Italy during the Napoleonic Wars, in which French forces defeated Austrian troops as part of Napoleon’s campaign against the Third Coalition.
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Battle of Arcole
The Battle of Arcole was a significant 1796 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Italian campaign, where his daring tactics against Austrian forces helped cement his rising military reputation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Bologna Target entity description: The Battle of Bologna was a late-World War II Allied offensive in April 1945 in northern Italy, in which Polish forces under General Władysław Anders played a key role in capturing the city from German troops.
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A.
Battle of Fornovo
The Battle of Fornovo was a major 1495 clash in northern Italy during the Italian Wars, where a French army under Charles VIII fought a coalition of Italian states in one of the first large-scale battles of the conflict.
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B.
Battle of Ancona
The Battle of Ancona was a key World War II engagement on the Italian Front in 1944, in which Allied forces—prominently including the Polish II Corps—captured the strategic Adriatic port city of Ancona from German control.
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C.
Battle of Ravenna
The Battle of Ravenna was a major 1512 clash during the Italian Wars in which French forces won a costly victory over a Spanish-papal army, marking one of the bloodiest engagements of the conflict.
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D.
Battle of Castelfranco Veneto
The Battle of Castelfranco Veneto was a 1805 engagement in northern Italy during the Napoleonic Wars, in which French forces defeated Austrian troops as part of Napoleon’s campaign against the Third Coalition.
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E.
Battle of Arcole
The Battle of Arcole was a significant 1796 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Italian campaign, where his daring tactics against Austrian forces helped cement his rising military reputation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military offensive ⓘ |
| airSupportBy | Allied air forces ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Bologna
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surface form:
Bologna offensive
|
| belligerentSide |
Allies of World War II
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Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Eighth Army (United Kingdom)
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surface form:
British Eighth Army units
Polish II Corps ⓘ |
| combatant |
Allied forces
ⓘ
British Eighth Army ⓘ German Fourteenth Army ⓘ
surface form:
German 14th Army
Wehrmacht ⓘ
surface form:
German Wehrmacht
Polish II Corps ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United States forces
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| commander |
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
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Richard McCreery ⓘ Władysław Anders ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfCapture | 1945-04-21 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-04-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied advance into the Po Valley ⓘ |
| frontLine |
Gothic Line
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surface form:
Gothic Line sector
|
| historicalPeriod | late World War II ⓘ |
| involves |
armoured units
ⓘ
artillery support ⓘ infantry units ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | final months of World War II in Europe ⓘ |
| location |
Bologna
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Emilia-Romagna ⓘ Northern Italy ⓘ
surface form:
northern Italy
|
| month | April 1945 ⓘ |
| notableParticipation | Polish forces under General Władysław Anders ⓘ |
| opponent | German defensive forces in the Po Valley ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Bologna by Allied forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian campaign
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surface form:
Italian Campaign of World War II
Spring 1945 offensive in Italy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Senio ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to collapse of German Army Group C in Italy
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one of the last major engagements in the Italian Campaign ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-04-09 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
breakthrough of German defensive lines north of the Apennines
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seizure of Bologna transportation hub ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar |
Italian Front
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Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| year | 1945 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Bologna Description of subject: The Battle of Bologna was a late-World War II Allied offensive in April 1945 in northern Italy, in which Polish forces under General Władysław Anders played a key role in capturing the city from German troops.
Referenced by (3)
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