Battle of Krasny Bor
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The Battle of Krasny Bor was a brutal World War II Eastern Front engagement near Leningrad in February 1943, where Spanish Blue Division volunteers fighting for Germany suffered heavy casualties while resisting a major Soviet offensive.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Krasny Bor canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Nevel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5187417 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Krasny Bor Context triple: [Spanish Blue Division, notableBattle, Battle of Krasny Bor]
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A.
Battle of Klushino
The Battle of Klushino was a major 1610 victory of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth over Russian and Swedish forces during the Polish–Muscovite War, which opened the way for the Polish occupation of Moscow.
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B.
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
The Battle of Maloyaroslavets was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1812 Russian campaign that forced the French army to retreat along the devastated route of its advance, contributing significantly to its eventual destruction.
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C.
Battle of Bolkhov
The Battle of Bolkhov was a significant engagement during the early 17th-century Polish–Muscovite War in which Polish–Lithuanian forces clashed with the Tsardom of Russia amid the wider Time of Troubles.
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D.
Battle of Golymin
The Battle of Golymin was a 1806 engagement during Napoleon’s Polish campaign in which French forces clashed with a Russian rearguard in harsh winter conditions, contributing to the broader strategic maneuvers of the War of the Fourth Coalition.
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E.
Battle of Velbazhd
The Battle of Velbazhd was a decisive 1330 medieval clash between the Bulgarian and Serbian states that cemented Serbia’s regional dominance in the Balkans.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Krasny Bor Target entity description: The Battle of Krasny Bor was a brutal World War II Eastern Front engagement near Leningrad in February 1943, where Spanish Blue Division volunteers fighting for Germany suffered heavy casualties while resisting a major Soviet offensive.
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A.
Battle of Klushino
The Battle of Klushino was a major 1610 victory of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth over Russian and Swedish forces during the Polish–Muscovite War, which opened the way for the Polish occupation of Moscow.
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B.
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
The Battle of Maloyaroslavets was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1812 Russian campaign that forced the French army to retreat along the devastated route of its advance, contributing significantly to its eventual destruction.
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C.
Battle of Bolkhov
The Battle of Bolkhov was a significant engagement during the early 17th-century Polish–Muscovite War in which Polish–Lithuanian forces clashed with the Tsardom of Russia amid the wider Time of Troubles.
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D.
Battle of Golymin
The Battle of Golymin was a 1806 engagement during Napoleon’s Polish campaign in which French forces clashed with a Russian rearguard in harsh winter conditions, contributing to the broader strategic maneuvers of the War of the Fourth Coalition.
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E.
Battle of Velbazhd
The Battle of Velbazhd was a decisive 1330 medieval clash between the Bulgarian and Serbian states that cemented Serbia’s regional dominance in the Balkans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Batalla de Krasny Bor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Germany
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Spanish casualties
ⓘ
significant Soviet casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
250th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
54th Army (Soviet Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ 55th Army (Soviet Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ Blue Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ Spanish State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | February 1943 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-02-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Soviet offensives around Leningrad ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| involves | Spanish volunteers in German service ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Red Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish volunteer forces attached to Wehrmacht ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy casualties among Spanish Blue Division volunteers
ⓘ
intense infantry and artillery combat in winter conditions ⓘ |
| objective |
Soviet attempt to break German lines south of Leningrad
ⓘ
support lifting of the Siege of Leningrad ⓘ |
| opponentStrength | Soviet numerical superiority ⓘ |
| partOf |
Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet offensive to break the Siege of Leningrad ⓘ |
| place | Krasny Bor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier phases of the Siege of Leningrad ⓘ |
| result |
strategic Soviet advance limited but not stopped
ⓘ
tactical German–Spanish defensive success ⓘ |
| side |
Axis defensive action
ⓘ
Soviet offensive action ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-02-10 ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| weather | harsh winter conditions ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Krasny Bor Description of subject: The Battle of Krasny Bor was a brutal World War II Eastern Front engagement near Leningrad in February 1943, where Spanish Blue Division volunteers fighting for Germany suffered heavy casualties while resisting a major Soviet offensive.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Nevel