Orsha offensive (1944)
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The Orsha offensive (1944) was a major World War II Red Army operation aimed at breaking German defenses near the Belarusian city of Orsha as part of the broader Soviet summer offensives on the Eastern Front.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Orsha offensive (1944) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Orsha offensive (1944) Context triple: [Soviet Western Front, engagedIn, Orsha offensive (1944)]
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Vilnius offensive
The Vilnius offensive was a major World War II Soviet military operation in July 1944 that liberated the city of Vilnius from German occupation as part of the broader summer campaign on the Eastern Front.
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Mława–Elbing Offensive
The Mława–Elbing Offensive was a World War II Soviet military operation aimed at breaking German defenses in northern Poland and cutting off East Prussia from the rest of the Third Reich.
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C.
Baltic offensive (1944)
The Baltic offensive (1944) was a major World War II Soviet military campaign that drove German forces out of the Baltic states and cut off Army Group North.
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Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
The Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive was a major 1944 Red Army campaign on the Eastern Front in World War II that crushed German forces in western Ukraine and southern Poland, opening the way toward central Europe.
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E.
Lublin–Brest Offensive
The Lublin–Brest Offensive was a major 1944 Red Army operation on the Eastern Front in World War II that pushed German forces westward through eastern Poland and Belarus, helping pave the way for the liberation of Warsaw and the advance into central Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Orsha offensive (1944) Target entity description: The Orsha offensive (1944) was a major World War II Red Army operation aimed at breaking German defenses near the Belarusian city of Orsha as part of the broader Soviet summer offensives on the Eastern Front.
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A.
Vilnius offensive
The Vilnius offensive was a major World War II Soviet military operation in July 1944 that liberated the city of Vilnius from German occupation as part of the broader summer campaign on the Eastern Front.
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B.
Mława–Elbing Offensive
The Mława–Elbing Offensive was a World War II Soviet military operation aimed at breaking German defenses in northern Poland and cutting off East Prussia from the rest of the Third Reich.
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C.
Baltic offensive (1944)
The Baltic offensive (1944) was a major World War II Soviet military campaign that drove German forces out of the Baltic states and cut off Army Group North.
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D.
Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
The Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive was a major 1944 Red Army campaign on the Eastern Front in World War II that crushed German forces in western Ukraine and southern Poland, opening the way toward central Europe.
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E.
Lublin–Brest Offensive
The Lublin–Brest Offensive was a major 1944 Red Army operation on the Eastern Front in World War II that pushed German forces westward through eastern Poland and Belarus, helping pave the way for the liberation of Warsaw and the advance into central Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| aim |
break German defenses near Orsha
ⓘ
penetrate German Army Group Centre lines ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
1944 in the Soviet Union
ⓘ
Battles and operations of the Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ Military operations of World War II involving Germany ⓘ Military operations of World War II involving the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
1st Baltic Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet 1st Baltic Front
3rd Belorussian Front ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet 3rd Belorussian Front
Soviet High Command ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
facilitated Soviet liberation of Minsk
ⓘ
weakening of German positions in Belarus ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| date | 1944 ⓘ |
| frontlineRole | breakthrough sector in Operation Bagration ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| location |
Belarus
ⓘ
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Byelorussian SSR
Orsha ⓘ near Orsha ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
German infantry
ⓘ
Luftwaffe ⓘ Armored forces of the Red Army ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet armored forces
Soviet artillery ⓘ Soviet infantry ⓘ |
| opponent | Army Group Centre ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Army Group Centre
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group Centre
|
| partOf |
Belorussian strategic offensive operation
ⓘ
Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
Operation Bagration ⓘ Soviet summer offensive of 1944 ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet summer offensives of 1944
|
| relatedTo |
Minsk offensive (1944)
ⓘ
Mogilev Offensive ⓘ
surface form:
Mogilev offensive
Vitebsk–Orsha offensive ⓘ |
| result |
German defensive lines near Orsha broken
ⓘ
Soviet advance westward in Belarus ⓘ Soviet victory ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
liberation of Belarusian territory from German occupation
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support encirclement and destruction of German Army Group Centre ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | offensive operation ⓘ |
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Subject: Orsha offensive (1944) Description of subject: The Orsha offensive (1944) was a major World War II Red Army operation aimed at breaking German defenses near the Belarusian city of Orsha as part of the broader Soviet summer offensives on the Eastern Front.
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