Battle of Vinjesvingen

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World War II battle battle

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.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → battle →
belligerent	German forces → 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	German Army → Norwegian Army → Wehrmacht →
hasContext	German occupation of Norway →
hasParticipant	German invasion forces → Norwegian resistance forces →
hasPhase	German assault → Norwegian defensive stand →
historicalSignificance	symbol of Norwegian resistance in 1940 →
involves	infantry combat → mountain warfare →
isPartOfHistoryOf	Norway in World War II → Telemark during World War II →
languageOfName	Norwegian →
location	Norway → Telemark → Vinje → Vinjesvingen →
militaryTheater	Scandinavian theatre of World War II →
natureOfEngagement	land battle →
notableFor	Norwegian last stand against German invasion → resistance to Operation Weserübung →
opponent	Nazi Germany →
partOf	German invasion of Norway → 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 → May 1940 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Weserübung →	notableBattle