Battle of Vinjesvingen
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The Battle of Vinjesvingen was a World War II engagement in Norway in 1940, where Norwegian resistance forces mounted a notable last stand against the German invasion during Operation Weserübung.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Vinjesvingen canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T420821 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Vinjesvingen Context triple: [Operation Weserübung, notableBattle, Battle of Vinjesvingen]
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Battle of Dombås
The Battle of Dombås was a World War II engagement in April 1940 in central Norway, where German paratroopers clashed with Norwegian forces during the early stages of the Norwegian Campaign.
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B.
Battle of Midtskogen
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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C.
Battle of Drøbak Sound
The Battle of Drøbak Sound was a World War II naval engagement in April 1940 in which Norwegian coastal defenses famously sank the German heavy cruiser Blücher during Germany’s invasion of Norway.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Vinjesvingen Target entity description: The Battle of Vinjesvingen was a World War II engagement in Norway in 1940, where Norwegian resistance forces mounted a notable last stand against the German invasion during Operation Weserübung.
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A.
Battle of Dombås
The Battle of Dombås was a World War II engagement in April 1940 in central Norway, where German paratroopers clashed with Norwegian forces during the early stages of the Norwegian Campaign.
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B.
Battle of Midtskogen
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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C.
Battle of Drøbak Sound
The Battle of Drøbak Sound was a World War II naval engagement in April 1940 in which Norwegian coastal defenses famously sank the German heavy cruiser Blücher during Germany’s invasion of Norway.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German forces
Norwegian Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian forces
|
| campaignObjective | resist German control of southern Norway ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| conflictType | conventional warfare ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
Norway ⓘ |
| date | 1940 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| geographicalSetting |
mountainous terrain
ⓘ
rural area ⓘ |
| hasCombatant |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army
Norwegian Army ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| hasContext | German occupation of Norway ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
German invasion forces
ⓘ
Norwegian resistance movement ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian resistance forces
|
| hasPhase |
German assault
ⓘ
Norwegian defensive stand ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of Norwegian resistance in 1940 ⓘ |
| involves |
infantry combat
ⓘ
mountain warfare ⓘ |
| isPartOfHistoryOf |
Norwegian resistance movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Norway in World War II
German occupation of Norway ⓘ
surface form:
Telemark during World War II
|
| languageOfName | Norwegian ⓘ |
| location |
Norway
ⓘ
Telemark ⓘ Vinje ⓘ Vinjesvingen ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Arctic theatre of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Scandinavian theatre of World War II
|
| natureOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Norwegian last stand against German invasion
ⓘ
resistance to Operation Weserübung ⓘ |
| opponent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
Operation Weserübung
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of Norway
Operation Weserübung ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian campaign
Operation Weserübung ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Dombås
ⓘ
Battle of Midtskogen ⓘ Battle of Narvik ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| strategicRole | delaying action against German advance ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
April 1940
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May 1940 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Vinjesvingen Description of subject: The Battle of Vinjesvingen was a World War II engagement in Norway in 1940, where Norwegian resistance forces mounted a notable last stand against the German invasion during Operation Weserübung.
Referenced by (3)
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