Dukla Pass

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Dukla Pass is a strategically important mountain pass in the Carpathians on the border of Slovakia and Poland, known as a major World War II battlefield and memorial site.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical location
mountain pass
battleCasualtiesEstimate tens of thousands of soldiers
battleInvolvedForce Czechoslovak Army Corps
German-allied Hungarian units
Nazi Germany Wehrmacht
Soviet Red Army
battleObjective breakthrough into the Carpathian Mountains
liberation of Slovakia
commemorates Czechoslovak-Soviet military cooperation
fallen soldiers of the Battle of Dukla Pass
countryDuringWWII Czechoslovakia
crossedBy road connecting Svidník and Dukla
elevation approximately 502 meters above sea level
frontDuringWWII Eastern Front
hasCulturalSignificance site of annual commemorations
symbol of Czechoslovak resistance in WWII
hasMemorial Dukla Pass War Memorial
military cemetery for Soviet and Czechoslovak soldiers
hasMonument observation tower and memorial complex
hasStrategicImportance military
transportation
historicalRegion Lemko region
isTouristAttraction yes
knownFor Battle of the Dukla Pass
World War II Eastern Front fighting
military cemeteries
war memorials
locatedIn Carpathian Mountains
northeastern Slovakia
southeastern Poland
locatedNear town of Dukla
locatedOnBorderOf Poland
Slovakia
majorBattleDateRange September 1944 – October 1944
memorialCountry Czech Republic
Poland
Russia
Slovakia
partOf Outer Eastern Carpathians
region Prešov Region of Slovakia
Subcarpathian Voivodeship of Poland
usedAs military invasion route
trade route
usedIn Carpathian-Dukla Offensive
visitedFor battlefield tourism
hiking
historical education

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Slovak National Uprising
significantPlace

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