Battle of Vevi
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The Battle of Vevi was a World War II engagement in April 1941 in northern Greece, where Allied forces attempted to delay the advancing German army during the invasion of Greece.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Vevi canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6112775 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Vevi Context triple: [Battle of Kleisoura Pass, relatedEvent, Battle of Vevi]
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Battle of Methone
The Battle of Methone was a 4th-century BC conflict in which Philip II of Macedon besieged and captured the strategically important city of Methone, consolidating Macedonian power in the region.
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Battle of Skafida
The Battle of Skafida was a medieval clash between the Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire that significantly strengthened Bulgarian power in the Balkans.
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C.
Battle of Pente Pigadia
The Battle of Pente Pigadia was a key engagement between Greek and Ottoman forces during the 1897 Greco-Turkish War, notable for its impact on the conflict’s outcome in Epirus.
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D.
Battle of Versinikia
The Battle of Versinikia was a decisive 813 AD clash between the Byzantine Empire and the First Bulgarian Empire that led to a major Bulgarian victory and paved the way for the siege of Constantinople.
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E.
Battle of Domokos
The Battle of Domokos was a key 1897 engagement in central Greece during the Greco-Turkish War, where Ottoman forces defeated the Greek army and hastened the war’s conclusion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Vevi Target entity description: The Battle of Vevi was a World War II engagement in April 1941 in northern Greece, where Allied forces attempted to delay the advancing German army during the invasion of Greece.
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A.
Battle of Methone
The Battle of Methone was a 4th-century BC conflict in which Philip II of Macedon besieged and captured the strategically important city of Methone, consolidating Macedonian power in the region.
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B.
Battle of Skafida
The Battle of Skafida was a medieval clash between the Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire that significantly strengthened Bulgarian power in the Balkans.
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C.
Battle of Pente Pigadia
The Battle of Pente Pigadia was a key engagement between Greek and Ottoman forces during the 1897 Greco-Turkish War, notable for its impact on the conflict’s outcome in Epirus.
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D.
Battle of Versinikia
The Battle of Versinikia was a decisive 813 AD clash between the Byzantine Empire and the First Bulgarian Empire that led to a major Bulgarian victory and paved the way for the siege of Constantinople.
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E.
Battle of Domokos
The Battle of Domokos was a key 1897 engagement in central Greece during the Greco-Turkish War, where Ottoman forces defeated the Greek army and hastened the war’s conclusion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| aim | cover Allied withdrawal in Greece ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Kleidi Pass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Klidi Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Greek campaign of 1941 ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Commonwealth forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| date | April 1941 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-04-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Kleisoura Pass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Servia Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Macedonian front in Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Allied forces
ⓘ
German forces ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| involves |
Commonwealth forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German 9th Panzer Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek Army units ⓘ Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Axis invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | northern Greece ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Balkan theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
stubborn Allied defense of Klidi Pass
ⓘ
use of German armored and motorized units in mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| objective | delay German advance into Greece ⓘ |
| opponent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf |
Balkan Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German invasion of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Vevi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | initial German invasion of Greece from Bulgaria ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-04-10 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | delayed German advance toward southern Greece ⓘ |
| terrain | mountain pass ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | rearguard action ⓘ |
| year | 1941 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Vevi Description of subject: The Battle of Vevi was a World War II engagement in April 1941 in northern Greece, where Allied forces attempted to delay the advancing German army during the invasion of Greece.
Referenced by (3)
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