Battle of Sutjeska
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The Battle of Sutjeska was a major World War II engagement in 1943 in which Yugoslav Partisans, encircled by Axis forces in southeastern Bosnia and northern Montenegro, suffered heavy losses but ultimately broke through and solidified their role as a key resistance movement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Sutjeska canonical | 6 |
| World War II Battle of Sutjeska site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2315905 — 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 Sutjeska Context triple: [Yugoslav Partisans, notableEvent, Battle of Sutjeska]
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A.
Battle of Neretva
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Siege of Sarajevo
The Siege of Sarajevo was a prolonged and devastating military blockade of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital from 1992 to 1996, marked by intense shelling, sniper attacks, and severe civilian suffering during the Bosnian War.
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E.
Belgrade Offensive
The Belgrade Offensive was a major World War II military operation in autumn 1944 in which Yugoslav Partisans, with Soviet support, liberated the city of Belgrade from German occupation.
- 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 Sutjeska Target entity description: The Battle of Sutjeska was a major World War II engagement in 1943 in which Yugoslav Partisans, encircled by Axis forces in southeastern Bosnia and northern Montenegro, suffered heavy losses but ultimately broke through and solidified their role as a key resistance movement.
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A.
Battle of Neretva
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Siege of Sarajevo
The Siege of Sarajevo was a prolonged and devastating military blockade of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital from 1992 to 1996, marked by intense shelling, sniper attacks, and severe civilian suffering during the Bosnian War.
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E.
Belgrade Offensive
The Belgrade Offensive was a major World War II military operation in autumn 1944 in which Yugoslav Partisans, with Soviet support, liberated the city of Belgrade from German occupation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath | continued growth of Partisan-controlled territory in Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fifth Enemy Offensive
ⓘ
Operation Schwarz ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Chetniks
ⓘ
surface form:
Chetnik forces
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Army
Yugoslav Partisans ⓘ
surface form:
National Liberation Army of Yugoslavia
Ustaše Militia ⓘ
surface form:
Ustaše forces
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
heavy Yugoslav Partisan casualties
ⓘ
significant civilian casualties ⓘ thousands of Partisan fighters killed ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Löhr
ⓘ
Josip Broz Tito ⓘ Rodolfo Graziani ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Sutjeska National Park monuments ⓘ |
| conflict |
Balkan theatre of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in Yugoslavia
|
| country |
Axis-occupied Yugoslavia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (occupied)
|
| endDate | 1943-06-16 ⓘ |
| follows | Fourth Enemy Offensive ⓘ |
| hasPart | Partisan breakout across the Sutjeska River ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | Axis anti-Partisan offensives in Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| location |
Yugoslavia
ⓘ
northern Montenegro ⓘ southeastern Bosnia ⓘ |
| memorial | Tjentište memorial complex ⓘ |
| notableFor |
encirclement of main Partisan forces
ⓘ
successful Partisan breakout despite heavy losses ⓘ |
| objective |
Axis attempt to destroy main Partisan forces
ⓘ
Partisan attempt to break encirclement ⓘ |
| opponent |
Germany
ⓘ
Independent State of Croatia ⓘ Italy ⓘ Chetniks ⓘ
surface form:
Montenegrin Chetniks
Yugoslav Partisans ⓘ |
| partOf |
World War II
ⓘ
Yugoslav Front (World War II) ⓘ
surface form:
Yugoslav Front
|
| precededBy | Battle of Neretva ⓘ |
| result |
Yugoslav Partisan breakout
ⓘ
strategic Partisan success ⓘ |
| river | Sutjeska River ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted prestige of Tito and Partisan leadership
ⓘ
demonstrated Partisan ability to resist large Axis offensives ⓘ solidified Yugoslav Partisans as key resistance movement ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-05-15 ⓘ |
| theatre |
Balkan theatre of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Balkans theatre of World War II
|
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Sutjeska Description of subject: The Battle of Sutjeska was a major World War II engagement in 1943 in which Yugoslav Partisans, encircled by Axis forces in southeastern Bosnia and northern Montenegro, suffered heavy losses but ultimately broke through and solidified their role as a key resistance movement.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
World War II Battle of Sutjeska site