Unternehmen Wintergewitter
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Unternehmen Wintergewitter was the German World War II offensive launched in December 1942 in an attempt to relieve the encircled Sixth Army at Stalingrad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Unternehmen Wintergewitter canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
German military operation
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World War II battle ⓘ military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Winter Storm
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Wintergewitter GENERATED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| campaign | Stalingrad campaign GENERATED ⓘ |
| commander |
Erich von Manstein
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Hermann Hoth GENERATED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| distanceFromStalingradReached | approximately 48 kilometers GENERATED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-12-23 GENERATED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Little Saturn GENERATED ⓘ |
| front | Don Front GENERATED ⓘ |
| GermanUnitInvolved |
4th Panzer Army
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Army Group Don GENERATED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Second World War GENERATED ⓘ |
| location |
Southern sector of the Eastern Front
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Soviet Union GENERATED ⓘ near Stalingrad GENERATED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Eastern Front GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
continued isolation of the German Sixth Army
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contributed to eventual German defeat at Stalingrad GENERATED ⓘ |
| objective | relieve the encircled German Sixth Army at Stalingrad GENERATED ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Red Army
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Soviet 2nd Guards Army GENERATED ⓘ |
| outcome | German failure to break the encirclement of the Sixth Army GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Stalingrad GENERATED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Uranus GENERATED ⓘ |
| reason | encirclement of the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | German Sixth Army GENERATED ⓘ |
| result | Soviet victory GENERATED ⓘ |
| SovietUnitInvolved |
2nd Guards Army
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Stalingrad Front GENERATED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-12-12 GENERATED ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | failed attempt to restore German strategic position at Stalingrad GENERATED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | December 1942 GENERATED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | armored offensive GENERATED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
German relief attempt toward Stalingrad (Operation Winter Storm)
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Unternehmen Wintergewitter
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subject surface form:
Operation Winter Storm