Battle of Neretva
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The Battle of Neretva was a major World War II engagement in 1943 in which Yugoslav Partisans fought Axis forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina, becoming one of the largest and most famous partisan operations in occupied Europe.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Neretva canonical | 5 |
| Film "Battle of Neretva" | 1 |
| World War II Battle of the Neretva | 1 |
| film "Battle of Neretva" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2315904 — 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 Neretva Context triple: [Yugoslav Partisans, notableEvent, Battle of Neretva]
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A.
Battle of Petrovaradin
The Battle of Petrovaradin was a major 1716 clash between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in which Prince Eugene of Savoy secured a decisive victory that helped halt Ottoman expansion into Central Europe.
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B.
Battle of Mokra
The Battle of Mokra was a 1939 World War II engagement in which Polish forces successfully ambushed and temporarily halted advancing German armored units during the invasion of Poland.
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C.
Battle of Zenta
The Battle of Zenta was a decisive 1697 clash in the Great Turkish War in which Habsburg forces inflicted a crushing defeat on the Ottoman Empire, significantly shifting the balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe.
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D.
Battle of Kolubara
The Battle of Kolubara was a major World War I engagement in late 1914 in which Serbian forces achieved a decisive victory over Austro-Hungarian troops, temporarily driving them out of Serbia.
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E.
Battle of Varbitsa Pass
The Battle of Varbitsa Pass was a decisive 811 AD clash in which the Bulgarians annihilated the Byzantine army and killed Emperor Nikephoros I, securing the First Bulgarian Empire’s dominance in the Balkans.
- 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 Neretva Target entity description: The Battle of Neretva was a major World War II engagement in 1943 in which Yugoslav Partisans fought Axis forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina, becoming one of the largest and most famous partisan operations in occupied Europe.
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A.
Battle of Petrovaradin
The Battle of Petrovaradin was a major 1716 clash between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in which Prince Eugene of Savoy secured a decisive victory that helped halt Ottoman expansion into Central Europe.
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B.
Battle of Mokra
The Battle of Mokra was a 1939 World War II engagement in which Polish forces successfully ambushed and temporarily halted advancing German armored units during the invasion of Poland.
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C.
Battle of Zenta
The Battle of Zenta was a decisive 1697 clash in the Great Turkish War in which Habsburg forces inflicted a crushing defeat on the Ottoman Empire, significantly shifting the balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe.
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D.
Battle of Kolubara
The Battle of Kolubara was a major World War I engagement in late 1914 in which Serbian forces achieved a decisive victory over Austro-Hungarian troops, temporarily driving them out of Serbia.
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E.
Battle of Varbitsa Pass
The Battle of Varbitsa Pass was a decisive 811 AD clash in which the Bulgarians annihilated the Byzantine army and killed Emperor Nikephoros I, securing the First Bulgarian Empire’s dominance in the Balkans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Case White
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Fourth Enemy Offensive ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Chetniks
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Germany ⓘ Independent State of Croatia ⓘ Italy ⓘ Yugoslav Partisans ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Löhr
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Draža Mihailović ⓘ Josip Broz Tito ⓘ Maks Luburić ⓘ Mario Roatta ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| date | 1943 ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Battle of Neretva
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
film "Battle of Neretva"
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| endDate | 1943-03-31 ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Veljko Bulajić ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Sutjeska ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Chetniks
ⓘ
surface form:
Chetnik detachments
German 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen ⓘ Italian 2nd Army ⓘ
surface form:
Italian 2nd Army units
Ustaše Militia ⓘ
surface form:
Ustaše forces
Yugoslav Partisan Supreme Headquarters ⓘ |
| involves |
Neretva River crossing
ⓘ
evacuation of wounded Partisans ⓘ |
| location |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
ⓘ
Independent State of Croatia ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Tjentište memorial complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Yugoslav war memorials
monuments along the Neretva River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Neretva
ⓘ
surface form:
Neretva River
|
| notableFor |
large-scale Axis anti-partisan offensive
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one of the largest partisan operations in occupied Europe ⓘ successful Partisan breakout across the Neretva River ⓘ |
| objective |
Capture or killing of Josip Broz Tito
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Destruction of main Partisan forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yugoslav Front (World War II)
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surface form:
Yugoslav Front
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| precededBy | Battle of Kozara ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | symbol of Yugoslav Partisan struggle ⓘ |
| result | Partisan strategic victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-02-20 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
secured survival of main Partisan forces in western Yugoslavia
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strengthened position of Partisans as main resistance movement in Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| theatre | Balkans ⓘ |
| yearOfFilmDepiction | 1969 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Neretva Description of subject: The Battle of Neretva was a major World War II engagement in 1943 in which Yugoslav Partisans fought Axis forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina, becoming one of the largest and most famous partisan operations in occupied Europe.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
World War II Battle of the Neretva
this entity surface form:
Film "Battle of Neretva"
this entity surface form:
film "Battle of Neretva"