Battle of the Niemen River
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The Battle of the Niemen River was a decisive 1920 engagement in which Polish forces defeated the Red Army, helping secure Poland’s eastern borders at the end of the Polish–Soviet War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Niemen River canonical | 2 |
| Battle of the Niemen River (1920) | 1 |
| Second Battle of the Niemen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of the Niemen River Context triple: [Polish–Soviet War, majorBattle, Battle of the Niemen River]
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Battle of Kunersdorf
The Battle of Kunersdorf was a pivotal 1759 clash in the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted one of Frederick the Great’s most devastating defeats.
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B.
Battle of the Bzura
The Battle of the Bzura was the largest Polish counteroffensive against German forces during the 1939 campaign, briefly halting their advance before ending in a decisive German victory.
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Battle of Leipzig
The Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations, was a decisive 1813 defeat of Napoleon’s forces by a coalition of European powers, marking a major turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
Battle of Borodino
The Battle of Borodino was a major 1812 clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian forces near Moscow, remembered as one of the bloodiest single-day battles of the Napoleonic Wars and a pivotal moment in the French invasion of Russia.
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E.
Battle of Leuthen
The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of the Niemen River Target entity description: The Battle of the Niemen River was a decisive 1920 engagement in which Polish forces defeated the Red Army, helping secure Poland’s eastern borders at the end of the Polish–Soviet War.
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A.
Battle of Kunersdorf
The Battle of Kunersdorf was a pivotal 1759 clash in the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted one of Frederick the Great’s most devastating defeats.
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B.
Battle of the Bzura
The Battle of the Bzura was the largest Polish counteroffensive against German forces during the 1939 campaign, briefly halting their advance before ending in a decisive German victory.
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C.
Battle of Leipzig
The Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations, was a decisive 1813 defeat of Napoleon’s forces by a coalition of European powers, marking a major turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
Battle of Borodino
The Battle of Borodino was a major 1812 clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian forces near Moscow, remembered as one of the bloodiest single-day battles of the Napoleonic Wars and a pivotal moment in the French invasion of Russia.
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E.
Battle of Leuthen
The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of the Niemen River
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Battle of the Niemen
|
| belligerent |
Poland
ⓘ
Red Army ⓘ |
| combatant |
Polish Army
ⓘ
Red Army ⓘ
surface form:
Red Army of Soviet Russia
|
| commander |
Eduard Rydz-Śmigły
ⓘ
surface form:
Edward Rydz-Śmigły
Józef Piłsudski ⓘ |
| conflict | Polish–Soviet War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Russian SFSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| date | 1920 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1920-09-26 ⓘ |
| era | Interwar period ⓘ |
| followedBy | peace negotiations leading to the Treaty of Riga ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| impact |
consolidated Polish control over Vilnius region
ⓘ
contributed to final stabilization of Polish–Soviet front line in 1920 ⓘ |
| involvedArm |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Neman River
ⓘ
surface form:
Niemen River
near Grodno ⓘ present-day Belarus ⓘ present-day Lithuania ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Mikhail Tukhachevsky ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Polish victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Polish–Soviet War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Warsaw (1920) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Warsaw (1920)
ⓘ
Treaty of Riga ⓘ |
| result | Polish victory ⓘ |
| river | Neman River ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive engagement of the Polish–Soviet War
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helped secure Poland’s eastern borders ⓘ |
| startDate | 1920-09-20 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
forced Red Army retreat
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halted Soviet westward offensive ⓘ strengthened Polish bargaining position in peace talks ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
Polish flanking maneuvers
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use of river crossings ⓘ |
| theater |
Polish–Soviet War
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surface form:
Eastern Front of the Polish–Soviet War
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Subject: Battle of the Niemen River Description of subject: The Battle of the Niemen River was a decisive 1920 engagement in which Polish forces defeated the Red Army, helping secure Poland’s eastern borders at the end of the Polish–Soviet War.
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