Operation Gate of Dawn
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Operation Gate of Dawn was a World War II military action carried out in 1944 by the Polish Home Army to seize control of Vilnius from German occupation before the arrival of Soviet forces.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Gate of Dawn canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Home Army operation
ⓘ
World War II operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| aftermath |
arrest of Polish Home Army officers by Soviet security services
ⓘ
disarmament of many Home Army units by the Red Army ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Ostra Brama
ⓘ
Operation Ostra Brama ⓘ
surface form:
Polish: Operacja „Ostra Brama”
|
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Home Army (Armia Krajowa) ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Home Army
Red Army ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| category |
Battles and operations of World War II involving Germany
ⓘ
Battles and operations of World War II involving Poland ⓘ Battles and operations of World War II involving the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Aleksander Krzyżanowski ⓘ |
| commander |
Aleksander Krzyżanowski
ⓘ
surface form:
Aleksander Krzyżanowski "Wilk"
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| context | Polish–Soviet tensions over control of Eastern Borderlands ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Poland ⓘ |
| date | July 1944 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-07-14 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet occupation of Vilnius
|
| historicalRegion |
Wilno Voivodeship
ⓘ
surface form:
Vilnius Voivodeship (interwar Poland)
|
| involvedForce |
3rd Belorussian Front
ⓘ
surface form:
units of the Red Army’s 3rd Belorussian Front
|
| location |
German-occupied Lithuania
ⓘ
German-occupied Poland ⓘ Vilnius ⓘ Vilnius Region ⓘ |
| objective |
to liberate Vilnius before the arrival of Soviet forces
ⓘ
to seize control of Vilnius from German occupation ⓘ |
| opponent | German garrison in Vilnius ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Home Army (Armia Krajowa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Armia Krajowa
|
| partOf | Operation Tempest ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Vilnius District of the Home Army ⓘ |
| precededBy | preparations of Operation Tempest in the Vilnius area ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Operation Tempest in eastern Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Tempest in Vilnius Region
|
| result |
German forces expelled from Vilnius
ⓘ
Soviet control established over Vilnius ⓘ capture of most of Vilnius with Soviet assistance ⓘ |
| significance | major Home Army attempt to assert Polish sovereignty in Vilnius before Soviet entry ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-07-07 ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ |
| typeOfAction |
uprising against German occupation
ⓘ
urban assault ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
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