Middle Don offensive
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The Middle Don offensive was a major Soviet Red Army operation during the winter of 1942–1943 that helped shatter Axis forces on the Eastern Front and contributed to the broader turning of the tide against Germany in World War II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middle Don offensive canonical | 1 |
| Middle Don offensive operation | 1 |
| Middle Don operation | 1 |
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Target entity: Middle Don offensive Context triple: [Soviet winter counteroffensives of 1942–1943, hasPart, Middle Don offensive]
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A.
Battle of Inkerman
The Battle of Inkerman was a major 1854 engagement of the Crimean War in which British and French forces repelled a large Russian attack near Sevastopol, earning a reputation as a brutal, close-quarters "soldiers' battle."
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B.
Battle of Balaclava
The Battle of Balaclava was an 1854 Crimean War engagement in which the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade took place, symbolizing both bravery and disastrous military miscommunication.
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C.
September Campaign
The September Campaign was the 1939 German and Soviet invasion of Poland that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
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D.
Battle of Alma
The Battle of Alma was the first major engagement of the Crimean War, in which allied British and French forces defeated the Russian army near the Alma River in 1854.
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E.
Battle of Lenino
The Battle of Lenino was a World War II Eastern Front engagement in October 1943 in which newly formed Polish forces fighting alongside the Soviet Red Army saw their first major combat against German troops.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Middle Don offensive Target entity description: The Middle Don offensive was a major Soviet Red Army operation during the winter of 1942–1943 that helped shatter Axis forces on the Eastern Front and contributed to the broader turning of the tide against Germany in World War II.
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A.
Battle of Inkerman
The Battle of Inkerman was a major 1854 engagement of the Crimean War in which British and French forces repelled a large Russian attack near Sevastopol, earning a reputation as a brutal, close-quarters "soldiers' battle."
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B.
Battle of Balaclava
The Battle of Balaclava was an 1854 Crimean War engagement in which the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade took place, symbolizing both bravery and disastrous military miscommunication.
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C.
September Campaign
The September Campaign was the 1939 German and Soviet invasion of Poland that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
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D.
Battle of Alma
The Battle of Alma was the first major engagement of the Crimean War, in which allied British and French forces defeated the Russian army near the Alma River in 1854.
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E.
Battle of Lenino
The Battle of Lenino was a World War II Eastern Front engagement in October 1943 in which newly formed Polish forces fighting alongside the Soviet Red Army saw their first major combat against German troops.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Middle Don offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Don offensive operation
Middle Don offensive ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Don operation
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| belligerent |
Hungary
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Romania ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Fyodor Tolbukhin
ⓘ
surface form:
Fedor Tolbukhin
Filipp Golikov ⓘ Giovanni Messe ⓘ Gusztáv Jány ⓘ
surface form:
Gustav Jány
Italo Gariboldi ⓘ László Csatay ⓘ Nikolai Vatutin ⓘ Petre Dumitrescu ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
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| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| effect |
contributed to turning of the tide against Germany on Eastern Front
ⓘ
facilitated Soviet advances in southern Russia ⓘ weakened Axis front between Voronezh and Rostov ⓘ |
| endTime | 1943-02-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive
ⓘ
Voronezh–Kastornoye offensive ⓘ |
| location |
Don River
ⓘ
middle Don River ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Don River region
Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh area ⓘ Soviet Voronezh Front ⓘ
surface form:
Voronezh Front sector
southwestern Russia ⓘ |
| objective |
to collapse the Italian 8th Army
ⓘ
to destroy Axis forces on the Middle Don ⓘ to encircle and destroy Hungarian 2nd Army units ⓘ |
| opponent | Axis powers ⓘ |
| outcome |
Axis strategic setback on Eastern Front
ⓘ
destruction of large parts of Italian 8th Army ⓘ heavy losses for Hungarian 2nd Army ⓘ |
| participant |
Soviet 18th Separate Rifle Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
18th Separate Rifle Corps
3rd Guards Army ⓘ 40th Army ⓘ
surface form:
40th Army (Soviet Union)
Hungarian 2nd Army ⓘ Italian 8th Army ⓘ Romanian 3rd Army ⓘ Southwestern Front ⓘ Soviet Voronezh Front ⓘ
surface form:
Voronezh Front
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| partOf |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
Soviet winter counteroffensives of 1942–1943 ⓘ
surface form:
Red Army winter counteroffensives 1942–1943
Soviet winter counteroffensives of 1942–1943 ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet winter campaign of 1942–1943
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| result | Soviet victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1942-12-16 ⓘ |
| temporalRelation | concurrent with Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ |
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Subject: Middle Don offensive Description of subject: The Middle Don offensive was a major Soviet Red Army operation during the winter of 1942–1943 that helped shatter Axis forces on the Eastern Front and contributed to the broader turning of the tide against Germany in World War II.
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