Baltic theatre of World War II
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The Baltic theatre of World War II was the region of military operations around the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, where German and Soviet forces fought for control of the Baltic states and key maritime routes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | theatre of war ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
combined land, naval, and air operations
ⓘ
extensive naval minefields ⓘ large-scale civilian evacuations by sea ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Baltic Offensive
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Baltic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Courland Pocket NERFINISHED ⓘ Evacuation of Tallinn (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ German evacuation operations from East Prussia and the Baltics ⓘ German invasion of the Baltic states (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Finland naval operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Mine warfare in the Baltic Sea ⓘ Moonsund Landing Operation NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinking of Goya NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinking of Steuben NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinking of Wilhelm Gustloff NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet amphibious operations in the Baltic ⓘ Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Baltic states
NERFINISHED
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East Prussian coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Bothnia NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ Leningrad region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedCountry |
Denmark
NERFINISHED
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Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Baltic Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern coast of the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Kriegsmarine
NERFINISHED
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Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Soviet control of the eastern Baltic Sea
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Soviet reconquest of the Baltic states NERFINISHED ⓘ isolation of German forces in the Courland Pocket ⓘ |
| startTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of Baltic Sea maritime routes
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control of Baltic ports ⓘ denial of Soviet naval access to the Atlantic ⓘ protection of German iron ore shipments from Sweden ⓘ securing access to East Prussia ⓘ securing supply lines to Leningrad ⓘ |
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