Stalingrad strategic defensive operation (main sector)
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The Stalingrad strategic defensive operation (main sector) was the central Soviet defensive campaign in 1942 to halt and wear down the main thrust of the German advance into the city of Stalingrad during World War II.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stalingrad strategic defensive operation | 3 |
| Stalingrad sector of the Eastern Front | 1 |
| Stalingrad strategic defensive operation (main sector) canonical | 1 |
| defense of Stalingrad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Stalingrad strategic defensive operation (main sector) Context triple: [Stalingrad strategic defensive operations (flank sector), relatedTo, Stalingrad strategic defensive operation (main sector)]
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Stalingrad strategic defensive operations (flank sector)
Stalingrad strategic defensive operations (flank sector) were Soviet military actions on the approaches and flanks of Stalingrad aimed at halting and containing the German advance during the early stages of the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II.
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Stalingrad strategic offensive operation
The Stalingrad strategic offensive operation was a major Soviet counteroffensive in late 1942–early 1943 that encircled and destroyed a large German force at Stalingrad, marking a decisive turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II.
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Rostov defensive operations
The Rostov defensive operations were a series of World War II battles in 1941 in which Soviet forces attempted to halt and repel the advancing German Army near the city of Rostov-on-Don on the Eastern Front.
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a pivotal and brutal Eastern Front confrontation between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, whose Soviet victory marked a major turning point in World War II.
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Stalingrad
Stalingrad, now known as Volgograd, is a major city in southwestern Russia on the Volga River, historically renowned as the site of one of World War II’s most pivotal and brutal battles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Stalingrad strategic defensive operation (main sector) Target entity description: The Stalingrad strategic defensive operation (main sector) was the central Soviet defensive campaign in 1942 to halt and wear down the main thrust of the German advance into the city of Stalingrad during World War II.
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A.
Stalingrad strategic defensive operations (flank sector)
Stalingrad strategic defensive operations (flank sector) were Soviet military actions on the approaches and flanks of Stalingrad aimed at halting and containing the German advance during the early stages of the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II.
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Stalingrad strategic offensive operation
The Stalingrad strategic offensive operation was a major Soviet counteroffensive in late 1942–early 1943 that encircled and destroyed a large German force at Stalingrad, marking a decisive turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II.
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C.
Rostov defensive operations
The Rostov defensive operations were a series of World War II battles in 1941 in which Soviet forces attempted to halt and repel the advancing German Army near the city of Rostov-on-Don on the Eastern Front.
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a pivotal and brutal Eastern Front confrontation between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, whose Soviet victory marked a major turning point in World War II.
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Stalingrad
Stalingrad is a 1993 German war film depicting the brutal experiences of German soldiers during the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
strategic defensive operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| characteristic |
heavy casualties on both sides
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intense street-by-street combat ⓘ urban defensive fighting ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Andrey Yeremenko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vasily Chuikov ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| endTime | 1942-09-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Uranus
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Stalingrad strategic offensive operation ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
defend the city of Stalingrad
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halt the main German advance into Stalingrad ⓘ wear down German offensive capabilities ⓘ |
| involves |
62nd Army
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64th Army ⓘ German 4th Panzer Army ⓘ German 6th Army ⓘ Soviet Stalingrad Front ⓘ
surface form:
Stalingrad Front
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| location |
Russian SFSR
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surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Soviet Union ⓘ Stalingrad ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Red Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
key phase in turning the tide on the Eastern Front
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stubborn Soviet defense against numerically and technically superior German forces ⓘ |
| opponent | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Army Group B
ⓘ
Friedrich Paulus ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Stalingrad
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Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–German War
Stalingrad strategic defensive operation (main sector) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Stalingrad strategic defensive operation
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| precededBy |
German 1942 summer offensive Case Blue
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surface form:
German summer offensive Case Blue
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| result |
German advance slowed
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Soviet forces maintained footholds in Stalingrad ⓘ set conditions for later Soviet counteroffensive ⓘ |
| startTime | 1942-07-17 ⓘ |
| strategicRole | central Soviet defensive campaign at Stalingrad ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1942 ⓘ |
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Subject: Stalingrad strategic defensive operation (main sector) Description of subject: The Stalingrad strategic defensive operation (main sector) was the central Soviet defensive campaign in 1942 to halt and wear down the main thrust of the German advance into the city of Stalingrad during World War II.
Referenced by (6)
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