Sevastopol front
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The Sevastopol front was a major World War II Eastern Front sector centered on the defense of the strategic port city of Sevastopol in Crimea against German and Axis forces.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Front sector
ⓘ
military front ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Axis powers
NERFINISHED
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Red Army ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
combined land, sea, and air operations
ⓘ
heavy artillery bombardment ⓘ prolonged siege warfare ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Black Sea Fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Coastal Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal fortifications
ⓘ
fortified defensive lines around Sevastopol ⓘ naval gunfire support ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Crimea
ⓘ
Sevastopol NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high casualties on both sides
ⓘ
intense urban and coastal combat ⓘ |
| opponent |
Axis coastal artillery and air forces
ⓘ
German 11th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Front (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfOperation |
Crimean Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Crimean Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet defensive operations in the south ⓘ |
| result | Axis capture of Sevastopol in July 1942 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Black Sea sea lanes
ⓘ
major Soviet Black Sea Fleet base ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of Black Sea naval base
ⓘ
defense of Sevastopol ⓘ |
| theater | Southern sector of Eastern Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1941
ⓘ
1942 ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.