South Sakhalin Offensive Operation
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The South Sakhalin Offensive Operation was a 1945 Soviet military campaign against Japan aimed at seizing the southern part of Sakhalin Island during the final stages of World War II.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Soviet invasion of South Sakhalin | 2 |
| Sakhalin Offensive | 1 |
| South Sakhalin Offensive Operation canonical | 1 |
| South Sakhalin Operation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: South Sakhalin Offensive Operation Context triple: [Soviet–Japanese War (1945), hasPart, South Sakhalin Offensive Operation]
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A.
Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
The Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation was the massive August 1945 Soviet invasion of Japanese-occupied Manchuria that decisively contributed to Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II.
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Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
The Soviet–Japanese War of 1945 was the brief but decisive final campaign of World War II in Asia, in which the Soviet Union invaded Japanese-held Manchuria and other territories, hastening Japan’s surrender.
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Operation Ichi-Go
Operation Ichi-Go was a major 1944 Japanese military offensive in China during World War II aimed at securing railways, destroying U.S. air bases, and linking Japanese-held territories.
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D.
North Caucasus offensive operations
North Caucasus offensive operations were a series of Red Army attacks aimed at driving German forces out of the North Caucasus region during the latter stages of the Eastern Front campaign in World War II.
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E.
East Pomeranian Offensive
The East Pomeranian Offensive was a major 1945 Soviet military campaign that cleared German forces from Pomerania, securing the Red Army’s northern flank in preparation for the final assault on Berlin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: South Sakhalin Offensive Operation Target entity description: The South Sakhalin Offensive Operation was a 1945 Soviet military campaign against Japan aimed at seizing the southern part of Sakhalin Island during the final stages of World War II.
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A.
Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
The Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation was the massive August 1945 Soviet invasion of Japanese-occupied Manchuria that decisively contributed to Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II.
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B.
Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
The Soviet–Japanese War of 1945 was the brief but decisive final campaign of World War II in Asia, in which the Soviet Union invaded Japanese-held Manchuria and other territories, hastening Japan’s surrender.
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C.
Operation Ichi-Go
Operation Ichi-Go was a major 1944 Japanese military offensive in China during World War II aimed at securing railways, destroying U.S. air bases, and linking Japanese-held territories.
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D.
North Caucasus offensive operations
North Caucasus offensive operations were a series of Red Army attacks aimed at driving German forces out of the North Caucasus region during the latter stages of the Eastern Front campaign in World War II.
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E.
East Pomeranian Offensive
The East Pomeranian Offensive was a major 1945 Soviet military campaign that cleared German forces from Pomerania, securing the Red Army’s northern flank in preparation for the final assault on Berlin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military campaign
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
South Sakhalin Offensive Operation
ⓘ
surface form:
Sakhalin Offensive
South Sakhalin Offensive Operation ⓘ
surface form:
South Sakhalin Operation
|
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| cause | Soviet declaration of war on Japan on 1945-08-08 ⓘ |
| combatant |
Japanese 5th Area Army
ⓘ
2nd Far Eastern Front ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet 2nd Far Eastern Front
|
| commander |
Dmitry Krylov
ⓘ
Ivan Maslennikov ⓘ Maxim Purkayev ⓘ |
| conflict |
Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–Japanese War
|
| conflictType | land and amphibious operation ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Japan
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| date | August 1945 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-08-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Soviet occupation of Kuril Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of the Kuril Islands
|
| historicalPeriod | final stages of World War II ⓘ |
| location |
Karafuto Prefecture
ⓘ
Sakhalin Island ⓘ Sakhalin Island ⓘ
surface form:
South Sakhalin
|
| objective |
occupation of Karafuto Prefecture
ⓘ
seizure of southern Sakhalin Island ⓘ |
| opponent |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Japanese Karafuto garrison ⓘ |
| outcome | annexation of South Sakhalin by the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific War
ⓘ
Soviet–Japanese War (1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Far East campaigns of 1945
Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
Soviet–Japanese War (1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–Japanese War
World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
|
| region |
East Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Asia
Russia Far East ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Far East
|
| relatedAgreement | Yalta Conference decisions on the Far East ⓘ |
| result | Soviet victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-08-11 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
facilitated subsequent Soviet invasion of the Kuril Islands
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secured Soviet control over approaches to the Sea of Okhotsk ⓘ |
| theatre |
Pacific War
ⓘ
surface form:
Far East theatre of World War II
Pacific War ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific theatre of World War II
|
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: South Sakhalin Offensive Operation Description of subject: The South Sakhalin Offensive Operation was a 1945 Soviet military campaign against Japan aimed at seizing the southern part of Sakhalin Island during the final stages of World War II.
Referenced by (5)
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