Eltigen
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Eltigen is a coastal village on the Kerch Peninsula in Crimea, historically notable as a key site of Soviet amphibious landings during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eltigen canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
populated place
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ village ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | rural locality ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Crimean campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Crimean campaign of World War II
Red Army ⓘ Soviet Navy ⓘ |
| claimedBy | Russia ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
local tourism ⓘ |
| hasBeach | sandy beaches ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | war graves of Soviet soldiers ⓘ |
| hasClimate | temperate continental climate with maritime influence ⓘ |
| hasCommemorationDate | annual WWII landing commemorations ⓘ |
| hasFeature | coastal location ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Soviet military heritage ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | small harbor facilities ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Crimean Tatar language
ⓘ
surface form:
Crimean Tatar
Russian ⓘ Ukrainian language ⓘ
surface form:
Ukrainian
|
| hasMemorial |
World War II monuments
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II memorials
monuments to Soviet marines ⓘ |
| historicallyNotableFor | Soviet amphibious landings in World War II ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfSignificance | 1941–1945 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Black Sea region
ⓘ
Crimea ⓘ Kerch Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedOn | coast of the Kerch Strait ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | Soviet-era monuments and plaques ⓘ |
| militaryRole | landing site for Soviet marines ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Kerch ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Eltigen amphibious landing
ⓘ
Kerch–Eltigen Operation (1943) ⓘ
surface form:
Kerch–Eltigen Operation
|
| opposedBy |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German forces
Romanian Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Romanian forces
|
| partOf |
Kerch
ⓘ
surface form:
Kerch urban area
|
| partOfOperation |
Kerch–Eltigen Operation (1943)
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Kerch–Eltigen amphibious operation
|
| region | Eastern Crimea ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | bridgehead for Kerch Peninsula operations ⓘ |
| strategicRoleInWWII | supporting recapture of the Kerch Peninsula ⓘ |
| terrain | low-lying coastal terrain ⓘ |
| theaterOf | Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorBattle | 1943 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Soviet Black Sea Fleet ⓘ |
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