Kuban bridgehead
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The Kuban bridgehead was a strategic German-held foothold on the Taman Peninsula in southern Russia during World War II, used to defend against Soviet advances and cover the withdrawal of Axis forces from the Caucasus.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuban bridgehead canonical | 3 |
| Kuban bridgehead fighting | 1 |
| Kuban bridgehead operations | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military campaign
ⓘ
military bridgehead ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kuban bridgehead (German: Kuban-Brückenkopf) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German strategic withdrawal after Stalingrad
ⓘ
retreat from the Caucasus oil fields ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
|
| controlledBy |
Army Group A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German 17th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1943 ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
adjacent to the Kerch Strait
ⓘ
between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
followed German defeat at Stalingrad
ⓘ
preceded Soviet liberation of the Taman Peninsula ⓘ |
| involves |
air forces
ⓘ
land forces ⓘ naval forces ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Krasnodar Krai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taman Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Russia ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
defensive position
ⓘ
staging area for rear-guard actions ⓘ |
| notableOperation | German evacuation across the Kerch Strait ⓘ |
| opponent | Soviet Black Sea Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
North Caucasus Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transcaucasian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| region | Kuban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Soviet victory
ⓘ
evacuation of German forces from the Taman Peninsula ⓘ |
| startTime | early 1943 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
protected German forces retreating after the Battle of Stalingrad
ⓘ
secured evacuation routes from the Caucasus ⓘ |
| theater |
Black Sea theater of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caucasus campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
combined arms operations
ⓘ
positional warfare ⓘ |
| usedFor |
covering withdrawal of Axis forces from the Caucasus
ⓘ
defense against Soviet advances ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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Kuban bridgehead fighting
this entity surface form:
Kuban bridgehead operations