Battle of Midtskogen
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The Battle of Midtskogen was a brief but pivotal 1940 skirmish during the German invasion of Norway, where Norwegian forces successfully delayed German troops attempting to capture King Haakon VII and the government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Midtskogen canonical | 4 |
| Skirmish at Midtskogen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Midtskogen Context triple: [Operation Weserübung, notableBattle, Battle of Midtskogen]
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A.
Battle of Lund
The Battle of Lund was a major and exceptionally bloody engagement of the Scanian War (1675–1679) in which Swedish forces under Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army, helping to secure Swedish control over southern Scandinavia.
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B.
Battle of Halmstad
The Battle of Halmstad was a 1676 engagement in the Scanian War where the young Swedish king Charles XI won a decisive victory over Danish forces in southern Sweden.
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C.
Battle of Taipale
The Battle of Taipale was a major World War II engagement on the Karelian Isthmus in which Finnish forces successfully resisted repeated Soviet assaults during the Winter War.
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D.
Battle of Kollaa
The Battle of Kollaa was a notable engagement of the Winter War in which vastly outnumbered Finnish forces successfully held defensive positions against repeated Soviet assaults in eastern Finland.
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E.
Battle of Landskrona
The Battle of Landskrona was a major engagement of the Scanian War in 1677, in which Swedish forces under King Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army near Landskrona in southern Sweden.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Midtskogen Target entity description: The Battle of Midtskogen was a brief but pivotal 1940 skirmish during the German invasion of Norway, where Norwegian forces successfully delayed German troops attempting to capture King Haakon VII and the government.
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A.
Battle of Lund
The Battle of Lund was a major and exceptionally bloody engagement of the Scanian War (1675–1679) in which Swedish forces under Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army, helping to secure Swedish control over southern Scandinavia.
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B.
Battle of Halmstad
The Battle of Halmstad was a 1676 engagement in the Scanian War where the young Swedish king Charles XI won a decisive victory over Danish forces in southern Sweden.
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C.
Battle of Taipale
The Battle of Taipale was a major World War II engagement on the Karelian Isthmus in which Finnish forces successfully resisted repeated Soviet assaults during the Winter War.
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D.
Battle of Kollaa
The Battle of Kollaa was a notable engagement of the Winter War in which vastly outnumbered Finnish forces successfully held defensive positions against repeated Soviet assaults in eastern Finland.
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E.
Battle of Landskrona
The Battle of Landskrona was a major engagement of the Scanian War in 1677, in which Swedish forces under King Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army near Landskrona in southern Sweden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Midtskogen
ⓘ
surface form:
Skirmish at Midtskogen
|
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Norway ⓘ |
| category |
1940 in Norway
ⓘ
Battles involving Germany ⓘ Battles involving Norway ⓘ |
| characteristic |
brief skirmish
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night engagement ⓘ |
| combatantType |
German troops
ⓘ
Norwegian regular troops ⓘ Norwegian volunteers ⓘ |
| conflict |
Operation Weserübung
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of Norway
|
| consequence | enabled continued Norwegian governmental resistance in exile ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| date | 1940-04-10 ⓘ |
| defended |
Haakon VII of Norway
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surface form:
King Haakon VII
Government of Norway ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian government
|
| followedBy | continued Norwegian retreat northward ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Norwegian Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| involved |
Norwegian royal guard elements
ⓘ
local Norwegian volunteers ⓘ |
| locationType | rural area ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign |
Operation Weserübung
ⓘ
surface form:
German campaign in Scandinavia
|
| objective |
German attempt to capture King Haakon VII
ⓘ
German attempt to capture Norwegian government ⓘ |
| opponent | German detachment sent from Oslo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Operation Weserübung
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian campaign
|
| place | Midtskogen, Norway ⓘ |
| precededBy |
German occupation of Norway
ⓘ
surface form:
German occupation of Oslo
|
| relatedTo |
Operation Weserübung
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of Norway in 1940
Haakon VII of Norway ⓘ
surface form:
King Haakon VII of Norway
|
| result |
German advance delayed
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Norwegian defensive success ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure escape of Norwegian king and government
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pivotal early action in Norwegian resistance to German invasion ⓘ |
| strategicGoal | protect royal convoy retreating from Oslo ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | German force forced to withdraw ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| used |
improvised forces
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roadblock defenses ⓘ small-arms fire ⓘ |
| year | 1940 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Midtskogen Description of subject: The Battle of Midtskogen was a brief but pivotal 1940 skirmish during the German invasion of Norway, where Norwegian forces successfully delayed German troops attempting to capture King Haakon VII and the government.
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